Peter Cropper, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPeter Cropper
British violinist
Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1945
Date of Death: 29-May-2015
Profession: musician
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Peter Cropper
- Peter Cropper (19 November 1945 – 29 May 2015) was an acclaimed British violinist, leader of the Lindsay Quartet, and founding Artistic Director of Music in the Round, a charitable organisation he founded in the 1980s to promote chamber music concerts.
- The Lindsays formed the core of Music in the Round's activity for over twenty years, until their retirement.
- Cropper died suddenly in 2015 aged 69.A frequently told story about Cropper dates to 1981 when London's Royal Academy of Music loaned him a 258 year old's Stradivarius for a series of concerts.
- On the first night of the concert, Cropper tripped and broke the precious violin.
- Fortunately, a master craftsman was able to repair the violin which reportedly sounded even better after the repair.
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