An outstanding trumpeter Vyacheslav Prokopov (1946-2023) has passed away. He was a student of Timofey Dokshitser, played with him at the Bolshoi Theater, then was a professor at the Gnessin Musical Institute.

Here is the brass quintet of the Bolshoi Theater (Vyacheslav Prokopov, Alexei Korolkov - trumpets, Shamil Lutfrakhmanov - horn, Valery Golikov - trombone, Alexander Kazachenkov - tuba). TV recordings from the 1980s:

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Here Igor Sazonov, who died early - II trumpet:

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RIP