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Violinist's career saved

Posted at 11:25 AM on May 13, 2010 by Alison Young (1 Comments)
Filed under: In the media, Musician stories

Roger Frisch is the Minn Orch's associate concertmaster and a couple of years ago he was diagnosed with Essential Tremor - a career ender.

But thanks to the Mayo clinic - and a device from Medtronic - he's back playing.

Here's the story (and video with Roger playing his violin while in surgery!)

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What an amazing story!

Posted by Caleb M. | May 14, 2010 10:15 AM

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