Yehudi Menuhin
Sir Yehudi Menuhin (April 22, 1916 - March 12, 1999), later Lord Menuhin of Stoke D'Abernon was an American-born violinist, violist, and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Great Britain. He was a student of Louis Persinger, Georges Enesco, and Adolf Busch.
After building early success on richly romantic and tonally opulent performances, he experienced considerable physical and artistic difficulties caused by overwork during World War II and unfocused early training. Careful practice and study combined with meditation and yoga helped him overcome many of these problems, and he continued to perform to an advanced age, becoming known for profound interpretations of an austere quality.
In 1962 he established the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey. In 1965 he recieved an honorary knighthood.
During the 1980s he made jazz recordings with Stephane Grappelli. In 1985 he was awarded British citizenship and had his honorary knighthood upgraded to a full one. In 1993 he was made a life peer as Baron Menuhin of Stoke D'Abernon. He died in Berlin.
His pupils include Nigel Kennedy and Hungarian violist Csaba Erdelyi.
Referenced By
12 March | 12th March | 1916 | 1999 | 1999 in music | 22 April | 22nd April | April 22 | April 22nd | As of 1999 | Biddulph Recordings | Boaz Yakin | George Enescu | Georges Enesco | Gilles Apap | Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance | Grammy Award for Best Classical Album | Grammy Awards of 1968 | Grammy Awards of 1978 | Hakan Yakin | Helmut Zacharias | Highgate | Highgate, London, England | Kalpana Chawla | List of Famous Jews | List of Jews | List of conductors | List of famous conductors | List of noted Jews | List of people by name: Me | Listing of noted Jews | March 12 | March 12th | Murat Yakin | Order of the British Empire | Stephane Grapelli | Stephane Grappelli | Stéphane Grappelli | Violin | Violinist | Violist | Wilhelm Kempff | Yakin | Yehudi Menuhin School
|
