Latvian-born violin virtuoso Philippe Hirschhorn died on this day in 1996, from a brain tumor, aged just 50. Hirschhorn was based mainly in Belgium but played

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Latvian-born violin virtuoso Philippe Hirschhorn died on this day in 1996, from a brain tumor, aged just 50. His famed students included Janine Jansen, Philippe Graffin,

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