Evelyn Rothwell, internationally respected oboist, widow of the famous conductor Sir John Barbirolli and also a patron of the Alexander Trust, died on January 25th 2008 at the age of 97.
Through much of her long and impressive musical career, Evelyn Rothwell used her maiden name but after her husband's death, she began to be known as Lady Barbirolli, or 'Lady B' at the Royal Academy of Music where she taught for a number of years.
Her Obituary can be found in the
Telegraph and other papers.
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