I am pleased to quote a report from the 4 October London "Times" about my
friend Liz Varlow:

A viola player with the London Symphony Orchestra who has been profoundly
deaf since she was a teenager will receive a prestigious prize for
overcoming her disability.

A string player who cannot hear seems a contradiction in terms, but Liz
Varlow, 31, who will receive the Frink Award next Monday, said her deafness
has not been an obstacle.  "With the benefit of a fine aural memory, a
solid technique and a good sense of humour, I have been able to deal with
all professional situations and have found deafness to be little handicap,"
she said.

Full report at

   http://www.sunday-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/99/10/04/timnwsnws02001.html?1073397

James Kearney
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