They met when Menuhin was a young teenager, in 1930; both were in Paris and she was introduced to his family by shared friends. Cather was also struck by his younger sisters, writing to her nieces ...

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 ...

Yehudi Menuhin's Potent Blend Of Music, Humanism And Politics : Deceptive Cadence With a career that began at age 7, the violinist became one of the 20th century's most beloved musicians and so ...

Yehudi Menuhin was so interested in the development of these young people, not just as players, but as human beings. And his idea was to bring people from all over the world so that they could ...

No child prodigy today can rival in fame young Yehudi Menuhin, 11-year-old violinist. A year ago he went East from California, astounded Manhattan with his masterly conception of the ...

The son of Yehudi Menuhin was ousted as head of the German branch of the music foundation set up by the violinist and humanist after comments he made to a newspaper run by Germany's leading far ...

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, (22 April 1916 ... Baron Menuhin, (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in ...

My parents met at a Yehudi Menuhin concert in New Zealand in 1950. They described that concert as one of the great musical experiences of their life, and he was always their favourite violinist.

Today, Hope is himself a violin virtuoso, celebrating the centenary of his mentor’s birth with a new CD, “My Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin” (Deutsche Grammophon) and a concert tour that includes ...

On 22 April 1916, a violinist was born in New York whose artistry revolutionised the world of music. Yehudi Menuhin was more than a great performer; he was a visionary, a pioneer and a humanitarian.