Gerald Drucker obituary

Outstanding double-bass player, teacher and photographerThe double bassist Gerald Drucker, who has died at the age of 84, was an outstanding player with an unmistakable physical presence. The largest stringed instrument of the orchestra seemed a mere toy in his hands. Few have played as a section principal throughout such a long career as his, the last three decades of which were spent leading the basses of the Philharmonia Orchestra. He had an individual style that few could emulate, along wit...

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