Yehudi Menuhin

The Right Honourable
The Lord Menuhin
OM, KBE
Menuhin in 1976
Background information
Born(1916-04-22)22 April 1916
New York City, US
Died12 March 1999(1999-03-12) (aged 82)
Berlin, Germany
GenresClassical music
OccupationsViolinist, conductor, educator, humanitarian
InstrumentsViolin, viola, piano
Years active1926–1999
LabelsRCA Victor, EMI Classics, Deutsche Grammophon
Websitemenuhin.org

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin OM KBE (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999), was an American-born British and Swiss 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.

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