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Polish-British-Canadian musician (1928–2020)

Ida Haendel, CBE (15 December 1928 – 1 July 2020)^[a][2][3] was a world renowned Polish-British-Canadian violinist.

Haendel was a child prodigy, her career spanning over seven decades.

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She also became an influential teacher.

Early career

Born in 1928 to a Polish Jewish family in Chełm, Poland, her talents were evident when she picked up her sister's violin at the age of three. Major competition wins paved the way for success. Performing the BeethovenViolin Concerto, she won the Warsaw Conservatory's^[4] Gold Medal and the first Huberman Prize in 1933, at 5 years old.

At the age of seven she competed against towering virtuosos such as David Oistrakh and Ginette Neveu to become a laureate of the first Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, in 1935.^[5]

These accolades enabled her to study with the esteemed pedagogues Carl Flesch in London and George Enesc