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MasterTuner

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Jorge Bolet

on: December 28, 2003, 01:40:20 AM

I was surprised to find out that Jorge Bolet died of AIDS. I always assumed he had died of natural causes. Anyway, I was looking through newspaper articles written at the time of his death and they all said he died of heart failure. I was wondering if anyone could clear this up. I was on one website that said he was the first well-known conert pianist to have died of AIDS. Although there have been reports of Van Cliburn being HIV-positive.

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Re: Jorge Bolet

Reply #1 on: December 28, 2003, 02:47:14 PM

Doesn't Ivo Pogorelich have AIDS?
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Re: Jorge Bolet

Reply #2 on: December 28, 2003, 11:33:48 PM

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I was surprised to find out that Jorge Bolet died of AIDS. I always assumed he had died of natural causes. Anyway, I was looking through newspaper articles written at the time of his death and they all said he died of heart failure. I was wondering if anyone could clear this up. I was on one website that said he was the first well-known conert pianist to have died of AIDS. Although there have been reports of Van Cliburn being HIV-positive.

To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Bolet died of AIDS.

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Re: Jorge Bolet

Reply #3 on: December 29, 2003, 06:43:58 AM

Ivo Pogorelich? I researched that. I was surprised to find out that his wife, who had been his teacher, died a few years ago. However his AIDS status appears to be just rumors.

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