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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.
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.
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A visionary & artist. Yehudi Menuhin was a rich enigma: a gentle spirit tied to an implacable will: a perfectionist who loved amateurs and young beginners; an ascetic who relished down-to-earth pleasures. A visionary who got things done.
Yehudi Menuhin was the twentieth century's greatest violinist. As famous as any Hollywood star, he even had songs written about him.A child prodigy, unmatche...
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Feb 24, 2009 · Yehudi Menuhin plays Mendelssohn violin concerto. medici.tv. 443K subscribers. Subscribed. 2.7K. 326K views 15 years ago. Watch the whole concert here: http://ow.ly/YwMh1 Subscribe to our...
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The Man. Yehudi Menuhin was a rich enigma: a gentle spirit tied to an implacable will: a perfectionist who loved amateurs and young beginners; an ascetic who relished down-to-earth pleasures.
Apr 22, 2016 · One hundred years ago, a musician was born who took the world by storm, both with his violin and with his warmhearted humanity. Yehudi Menuhin was born April 22, 1916, in the Bronx to Russian...
