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From left, Paul Zukofsky, Abbot Lee Ruskin and the composer Norman Lloyd at the Juilliard School in 1956.
The New York Times; thumbnail, Peter Schaaf, 1988
Paul Zukofsky
Died on June 6, 2017 at age 73
A prodigy at 13, Mr. Zukofsky grew up to be one of the finest violinists of his time, renowned as an interpreter of contemporary music. But to the end of his life he remained seemingly deeply ill at ease with the world.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.