Colin Sauer (13 July 1924 – 9 January 2015 ) was a

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and

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who lead the Dartington String Quartet for over 20 years. He played with the Hallé Orchestra under

John Barbirolli Sir John Barbirolli ( Giovanni Battista Barbirolli; 2 December 189929 July 1970) was a British conductor and cellist. He is remembered above all as conductor of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, which he helped save from dissolution in 194 ...

and the

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under

Adrian Boult Sir Adrian Cedric Boult, CH (; 8 April 1889 – 22 February 1983) was an English conductor. Brought up in a prosperous mercantile family, he followed musical studies in England and at Leipzig, Germany, with early conducting work in London ...

. Colin also conducted the Devon Fellowship of Music Youth Orchestra where he inspired many generations of young musicians.

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*http://www.allegriquartet.org.uk/Articles/retirement.htm *http://www.dartington.org/archive/display/TPH/08/001/101 People from Ilford English violinists British male violinists 1924 births 2015 deaths 20th-century violinists 20th-century English musicians 20th-century British male musicians {{violinist-stub