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- Most of Menuhin’s 82 years were spent playing, and travelling which he adored.
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Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin OM, KBE (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999), was an American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.
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The American-born violinist and conductor was one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. His recording contract of 70 years is the longest in the history of the music industry. His first public appearance, aged seven, was as soloist with the San Francisco SO.
Apr 21, 2016 · Yehudi Menuhin was the ultimate child prodigy, as famous in his early years as any Hollywood film star. Although he was young when he burst onto the scene, selling out storied concert halls all over the globe, he wasn’t that young.
From technique to yoga to history, Menuhin’s writings reveal the breadth of the violinist’s natural curiosity. The following timeline describes major milestones in Menuhin’s life—in his own words.
Aug 12, 2016 · Among the multitudes of famous anecdotes about violinist Yehudi Menuhin — whose centenary is being celebrated this year with tributes and a massive Warner Classics box set of 80 CDs and 11 DVDs — is the one about his celebrated Berlin debut in 1929.
Yehudi Menuhin, Lord Menuhin of Stoke d’Abernon was one of the leading violin virtuosos of the 20th century. Menuhin grew up in San Francisco, where he studied violin from age four and where his performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto at age seven caused a sensation.
Apr 7, 2020 · After his first grand tour which brought him to Australia in 1935, Yehudi had some kind of breakdown and took an 18 month sabbatical to study violin technique. As a prodigy he’d always played ...
