Valerie Hall obituary

Our aunt, Valerie Hall, who has died of cancer aged 71, was a gifted pianist who overcame epilepsy to have a successful career as a teacher and accompanist.Valerie was born in Cottingham, near Hull, East Yorkshire. Her father, Grosvenor, was a pharmacist and her mother, Lily, an amateur actor. Valerie's talent on the piano became evident at a very early age, and she would pull herself up on to the piano stool to pick out tunes. Her first teacher was a family friend, Marjorie Matthews, but she so...

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