The violinist Felix Kok, who has died aged 86, was the leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) from 1965 to 1988. He was with the CBSO through the tenure of the conductors Hugo Rignold, Louis Frémaux and, for Kok's last eight years with the orchestra, Simon Rattle, whom he was partly responsible for securing. Kok's calm, reasonable but firm approach helped to stabilise what was then an unpredictable and rather rocky institution. With Rattle, he led the CBSO in many of its finest hours.
Songs: Danse Macabre - Sym..《Saint-SaëNs: Org..》37
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