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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.
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.
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.
But there’s no need for a biographer here: Menuhin told his own story and was a prolific published author. 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. April 22, 1916.
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...
The American-born violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin 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.
In 1929, Yehudi played Bach’s violin concerto in E major and the Beethoven and Brahms concerti at a single performance in Berlin and again in Dresden, and for the next ten years he toured Europe and America annually, playing with the greatest conductors of the time.
Yehudi Menuhin found happiness in his new career as a conductor. He was notably President and Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hallé Orchestra in England, Principal Guest Conductor of the Sinfonia Warsaw, President and Principal Conductor of the Hungarian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Mar 13, 1999 · Sir Yehudi Menuhin, the legendary violinist who came to prominence in his childhood as a virtuoso in velvet knee pants and later became a respected conductor, a dedicated organizer of festivals...
