Richard Giese
Richard William Giese (30 April 1924 – 23 February 2010) was a New Zealand flautist[1] and principal flautist with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra from 1962 to 1986.[2][3]
He taught many flautists, including Ingrid Culliford[4] and Marya Martin. He was previously married to Myra Giese.
Giese, who had remained mentally sharp and fiercely independent, was found dead on 8 March 2010, having died of a heart attack around two weeks earlier.[1][5] The coroner criticised the retirement home Giese lived in and said that it was "unacceptable that a person may lie deceased in their home for some weeks".[3]
References
- 1 2 "Top musician lay dead in retirement village flat". stuff.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
A renowned musician lay dead and unnoticed on the floor of his Rita Angus village apartment in Wellington for 12 days before he was discovered.
- ↑ "Orchestral Flutists". homepage.mac.com. 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- 1 2 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10890548
- ↑ "Chamber Music - Five Impressions Of A Holiday". flutefocus.com. 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ "Fears elderly man lay dead for days". stuff.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- A sound of flutes New Zealand Listener, 6 June 1969: p. 57.
- Richard Giese New Zealand Listener, 17 January 1969
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