RIP Hugh Maguire

[Guest]

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[salymap]

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I didn't realise he could be 86. The Grim Reaper strikes again.

Such a fine violinist and leader of so many orchestras and ensembles.

RIP Hugh Maguire

[amateur51]

What a lively, enthusiastic, inspiringly musical man (from the video attached).

[LeMartinPecheur]

I watched a lot of open rehearsals by the Allegri 4tet in 1970s Oxford, usually in the Holywell Music Room.

Maguire usually played with a ciggie alight, lodged hot end upwards between the fingers of his bow hand. It was easy to spot where each down-bow started - a marked puff of smoke issued and rose towards the ceiling! On cello was Bruno Schrecker, puffing away on his pipe. No smoke emissions from 2nd violin or viola (Patrick Ireland?) as far as I recall.

We shan't see the like again I expect. No doubt we're all the healthier for it

[amateur51]

I watched a lot of open rehearsals by the Allegri 4tet in 1970s Oxford, usually in the Holywell Music Room.

Maguire usually played with a ciggie alight, lodged hot end upwards between the fingers of his bow hand. It was easy to spot where each down-bow started - a marked puff of smoke issued and rose towards the ceiling! On cello was Bruno Schrecker, puffing away on his pipe. No smoke emissions from 2nd violin or viola (Patrick Ireland?) as far as I recall.

We shan't see the like again I expect. No doubt we're all the healthier for it

Lovely memories, LMP - many thanks

[Hornspieler]

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A fine violinist and leader and a very good friend. The Maguire family were music in Dublin and I knew them all.

RIP Hughie

HS

[amateur51]

A fine violinist and leader and a very good friend. The Maguire family were music in Dublin and I knew them all.

RIP Hughie

HS

My sincere condolences, HS

[hmvman]

Yes, R.I.P indeed. I notice that the Telegraph obit mentions that he worked with Neville Marriner on the setting up of the "Academy of Ancient Music". That should, of course, be the Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields.