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| | Guardian | Ifor James |
 | | The horn player Ifor James, who has died, aged 73, of cancer, was not only a distinguished international soloist, but a chamber musician and a stalwart of the chamber orchestras that emerged as a leading force in London's musical life in the 1960s. |
 | | Ifor was born in Carlisle, Cumberland, where his father, Bill James, was a cornet player in local bands, and his mother, Ena Mitchell, a soprano noted for her oratorio performances. |
 | | Ifor is survived by his wife, Helen Rimmer, who was a violinist in the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. |
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