Name: Robert Gladstone
Dates: 1928-2002
Description
Gladstone, R. Music for the underdogs of the orchestra, 1984: label (Robert Gladstone, double bass)
International Society of Bassists, v. 20, no. 3 (Winter 1996), p. 30. Current principal of Detroit Symphony.
International Society of Bassists web site, 2002-12-02: (Robert Gladstone, principal bass of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 9. He was 74 years old and joined the Detroit Symphony as principal in 1966. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Tuesday Nov. 19 at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, located at 32 Lake Shore Dr. in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.)