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Longtime Philadelphia Orchestra violinist Stephane Dalschaert, 77, has died. He joined the orchestra in 1967 - after seven years with the Cleveland Orchestra - and retired at the end of last season. A native of Brussels, Belgium, Mr. Dalschaert graduated from the Brussels Royal Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Alfred Dubois and the great Arthur Grumiaux.
Four decades in the job, he was part of an already endangered group: those senior enough to have played under Eugene Ormandy. Though the Philadelphia Orchestra retains an old world sound, most of its membership has turned over since Ormandy retired in 1980.
Of course there's still Jerry Wigler. The violinist joined in 1951, which means the Philadelphia Orchestra, for the length of its existence, has had Wigler as a member for more years than not.