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Frank John Kaderabek

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1929 - 2023

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Kaderabek Frank John Legendary trumpet player died at his home in East Falls on December 28, 2023 at the age of 94. He was born in Cicero, Illinois in 1929 to Czech immigrants, who came to the United States in the early 1920s, where his father worked as a butcher and his mother a seamstress. As a...

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"Frank" (In Memoriam: Frank Kaderabek, principal trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra) From that magnificent concert many recall The thrill of Scriabin in Philadelphia Hall, The trumpeter´s ringing, stentorian calls Would have tested the strength of Jericho´s walls. As over our heads sailed his glorious sound, and we heard throughout the space each note rebound. With passion in his heart and trumpet in his hands, He confidently met the work´s...

Mr. Kaderabek was a very kind and warm gentleman. I had the honor of being his veterinarian for over 12 years. He was devoted to Blarney and his other pets. The staff and I always enjoyed visits from him and his wife Mary. We were blessed to have crossed paths with him and we will miss him.

Honorably served as a Trumpet Player in the United States Military Academy Concert Band, a proud historical section of the Long Blue Line in 1950.

Sorry to hear about Frank. I always enjoyed his visits to get his horns serviced at my shop. He was always entertaining with his stories about his life and times in the musical world.God bless him and his family. Bob Henry.

Kaderabek Family: I did not know Mr. Kaderabek, but I was touched reading all the beautiful and loving tributes to him. May the Lord be with you, and may Mr. Kaderabek rest in eternal peace. Sandy Diacogiannis