'We’re just shattered': Family mourns Canadian conductor killed in Hamilton hit-and-run
The children of Boris Brott, a prominent Canadian conductorin Hamilton, Ont. earlier this week, say their father’s passion for both music and life was infectious.
Shortly after the incident, tributes began to pour in for Brott, whose resume included being the conductor and artistic director of the Orchestre classique de Montréal , founder of Hamilton’s Brott Music Festival, an Officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Order of Ontario. The OCM released a statement late Tuesday night to share news of the death of their “beloved maestro.”
Alex reiterated this, telling CTV News Toronto that her father often made people feel like they could do anything they dreamed of.
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