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Tributes to harp legend who was honoured at international festival in Caernarfon

TRIBUTES have been paid to a globally-renowned harpist from Flintshire who has died at the age of 92,
Dr Osian Ellis CBE, who started playing again as he approached his 90th, collaborated with leading British composer Benjamin Britten and performed at the world’s finest concert venues.
In 2018 he was honoured at the Wales International Harp Festival in Caernarfon when a new work was premiered to celebrate his 90th birthday.
Dr Ellis, a native of Ffynnongroyw who later lived in Pwllheli, leaves his son, Richard and his daughter in law, Glynis; two grandchildren, David and Katie, and his sister, Mrs Elfrys Hughes. ....

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Tributes to harp legend Osian Ellis

TRIBUTES have been paid to a globally-renowned harpist from Flintshire who has died at the age of 92,
Dr Osian Ellis CBE, who started playing again as he approached his 90th, collaborated with leading British composer Benjamin Britten and performed at the world’s finest concert venues.
In 2018 he was honoured at the Wales International Harp Festival in Caernarfon when a new work was premiered to celebrate his 90th birthday.
Dr Ellis, a native of Ffynnongroyw who later lived in Pwllheli, leaves his son, Richard and his daughter in law, Glynis; two grandchildren, David and Katie, and his sister, Mrs Elfrys Hughes. ....

United Kingdom , Stratford Upon Avon , City Of , Elinor Bennett , Spike Milligan , Michael Bentine , William Mathias , Benjamin Britten , Robin Holloway , Jorgen Jersild , Bob Hope , William Alwyn , Peter Sellers , Alun Hoddinott , David Wynne , Richard Williams , Hugh Griffith , Alwena Roberts , Malcolm Arnold , Tomos Griffith Ellis , Elfrys Hughes , Elizabeth Taylor , Rhian Samuel , Richard Burton , Elizabeth Machonchy , Harry Secombe ,