Iona Brown, 63

British violinist and conductor Iona Brown, who led the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields for decades, first as concertmaster and then as music director, has died at the age of 63. Brown, who also led the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra for a time, was renowned worldwide for her skills as a violinist, and blazed a trail for female conductors at a time when sexism was still rampant in the industry.