Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index William (Bill) Kraft (born Kraftashevsky) was the principal timpanist, percussionist and composer-in-residence for the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the tenure of conductors Zubin Mehta and Carlo Maria Giulini. His Timpani Concerto is widely performed in international venues. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.