{"id":24938,"date":"2013-07-18T22:20:07","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T18:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=24938"},"modified":"2013-07-18T22:20:54","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T18:20:54","slug":"russias-bolshoi-theatre-suffers-new-tragedy-after-violinist-dies-falling-into-orchestra-pit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=24938","title":{"rendered":"Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre suffers new tragedy after violinist dies falling into orchestra pit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Russia's<\/a>A senior violinist at Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre has died following a freak accident when he fell from the stage into the orchestra pit.<\/p>\n

Viktor Sedov, 65, who had performed at the world-famous theatre in Moscow for four decades, died in hospital as a result of his injuries following the fall on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Bolshoi spokesman Katerina Novikova said Mr Sedov, who played in the second violins, was a much-loved member of the theatre and was known for his ‘sense of humour and extraordinary erudition’.<\/p>\n

She told the AFP news agency: ‘Viktor Sedov, who had worked almost 40 years at the Bolshoi, fell into the orchestra pit on Tuesday and died on Wednesday in hospital as a result of his injuries.’
\nIn January this year, an artistic director at the Bolshoi nearly lost his sight when he had acid thrown in his face outside his Moscow home.<\/p>\n

Sergei Filin, 42, suffered third-degree burns to his face and neck in the attack.<\/p>\n

However dancers and staff at the Bolshoi later suggested that Mr Filin may have staged the attack himself.<\/p>\n

Last week the theater’s director general Anatoly Iksanov was fired and replaced by Vladimir Urin, who previously headed Moscow’s Stanislavsky Musical Theatre.<\/p>\n

Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky said only that the 61-year old Iksanov, who led the Bolshoi for nearly 13 years, was dismissed because of a ‘difficult situation at the theatre’.<\/p>\n

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