For fans & followers of the STLSO:
Jacques Israelievitch, former St. Louis Symphony concert master (1978-88) has died at age 67. Following his tenure here he was concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony for 20 years. Sadly, no info I've noticed locally. Full bio here:
http://www.israelievitch.com/index.html Here's a video performance of Israelievitch performing Ravel's "Kaddish" at the Sheldon (no date available)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fm3TsjRXg4-Hifibone