In this video, the violinist, who died two weeks ago, plays informally at a 2009 social gathering, traversing much of the violin repertoire, including several violin concertos. Although the description states that she was 80 years old at the time, there is some uncertainty as to her year of birth, and it is possible that Haendel was born as early as December 1923, making her 85 years old when this performance was filmed. You can read more about this conundrum in our obituary.

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