Yehudi Menuhin

Personal Info

Birthday

April 22, 1916

Day of Death

1999-03-12

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Yehudi Menuhin

Biography

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century.

He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari. Yehudi Menuhin was born in New York City to a family of Lithuanian Jews. Through his father Moshe, he was descended from a rabbinical dynasty.

Known For

Stage Door Canteen

Teacher

Filmography

2019
Rostropovich: L'archet Indomptable
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra: The First 50 Years
as Self
1993
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
as Self
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
as Self
1988
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
as Self (uncredited)
The French as Seen by…
as Self - Interviewee
1985
Teacher
as we własnej osobie
1976
The Memory of Justice
as Self
1966
Karajan: Mozart Violin Concerto No 5, Dvorak Symphony No.9
as Self
Yehudi Menuhin und Herbert von Karajan – Mozart: Konzert für Violine und Orchester Nr. 5
as Self
1943
Stage Door Canteen
as Yehudi Menuhin