Violinist who played seven decades with the Utah Symphony dies at 99
Frances Darger’s run went from 1942 to 2012, one of the longest tenures for a musician at any orchestra.
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Symphony violinist Frances Darger, seen at Abravanel Hall on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, the season she retired after 69 years with the orchestra. Darger died July 30, 2024, at age 99.