The famous Russian violinist and conductor Sergei Stadler died during a flight from St. Petersburg to Istanbul, TASS reported.
Due to what happened to the People's Artist of Russia, who was the artistic director of the St. Petersburg Concert and chief conductor of the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, the plane made an emergency landing in Romania,“ they reported there.
Sergey Stadler, called the "Russian Paganini", has toured in over 90 countries, and his performances have been recorded on more than 70 discs.