[1] He was highly regarded as a teacher and was head of the bassoon faculty at the Juilliard School of Music for 28 years.
His students ranged from top orchestra bassoonists, including Sol Schoenbach and Bernard Garfield to jazz musicians, including saxophonists Stan Getz[2] and Ray Pizzi.
In the 1950s, Kovar moved to Encino, California,[5] where he continued teaching almost until the time of his death in 1970[6] from complications related to emphysema.
He was survived by his wife Rose Kovar and two daughters, Eleanor Imber, also a professional bassoonist, and Leah Herzberg.
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