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Ida Haendel
Polish-born British violinist and violin teacher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ida Haendel, CBE (15 December 1928 – 1 July 2020)[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2][2][3] was a Polish-born British violinist. Haendel was a child prodigy. Her career lasted over seven decades. She became an influential teacher. Haendel was born in Chełm, Poland.
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In 1991 she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.[4] She received an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Music, London in 2000 and from McGill University in 2006.[5][6]
Haendel died on 1 July 2020 from kidney cancer at her home in Pembroke Park, Florida, aged 91.[3]