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Biography of Yehudi Menuhin
Name: Yehudi Menuhin
Birth Date: April 16, 1916
Death Date: March 12, 1999
Place of Birth: New York, New York, United States of America
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: violinist, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999) was one of the most celebrated violinists of the twentieth century. From his debut at the age of 8 until his death at 82, he was renowned for his talent as a violinist and conductor.Menuhin was born April 22, 1916 to Moshe and Maratha Menuhin, Jewish immigrants from Russia, who had met in Palestine. Mehuhin was born in New York, but moved to San Francisco when he was nine months old. Moshe Menuhin supported his family by teaching Hebrew. Maratha Menuhin was an overbearing mother who was very protective of her son. She and her husband taught Menuhin and his two younger sisters, Hephzibah and Yaltah, at home.A Child ProdigyMenuhin first demonstrated his interest in music at the age of two, when he accompanied his parents to a San Francisco Symphony Orchestra concert. The toddler listened intently to the music without making a sound. When he was five, he began …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…demonstrated in his work. He recorded jazz albums with Stephane Grappelli and Eastern music with the noted Indian sitarist, Ravi Shankar. Menuhin admired the Beatles. In 1979, Menuhin and Curtis W. Davis wrote The Music of Man, an international study of music, from ancient times to punk rock.Menuhin continued to conduct until his death from heart failure on March 12, 1999 in Berlin. He is remembered as a child prodigy whose musical talent spanned some 70 years. As a humanitarian, Menuhin supported hundreds of cultural and charitable organizations. Throughout his life, he maintained a vision of a utopian future. Further Reading Burton, Humphrey, Yehudi Menuhin: A Life, Northeastern University, 2001.Musicians Since 1900: Performers in Concert and Opera, edited by David Ewen, Wilson, 1978.New York Times, March 13, 1999.U.S. News and World Report, April 13, 1987. "Music World Mourns Death of Violinist Yehudi Menuhin," http://cnn.com (October 26, 1999)."Lord Yehudi's Legacy," http://news.bbc.co.uk (October 26, 1999.
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