Person    | Male  Born 22/4/1916  Died 12/3/1999

Sir Yehudi Menuhin

Categories: Music / songs, Seriously Famous

Countries: Germany, USA

Born in New York, child of recent immigrants, achieved fame as a violinist at age 7. Spent most of his career in Britain, becoming a British citizen in 1985. Initially working in the classics, as performer and conductor, he later worked with Ravi Shankar and made jazz recordings with Stephane Grappelli. Died in Berlin.

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Sir Yehudi Menuhin

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Highgate Society & Menuhin

This tree was planted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin KBE to celebrate twenty years of ...

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Queen's Hall

Queen's Hall

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Place, Music / songs

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Sir Julius Benedict

Sir Julius Benedict

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Person, Music / songs, Germany

1 memorial
Faithless

Faithless

Electronica band consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo.

Group, Music / songs

1 memorial
The Crickets

The Crickets

Musicians. The backing group of Buddy Holly. Originally, the group comprised Niki Sullivan on rhythm guitar, Jerry Allison on drums, and Joe Mauldin on bass, but Sullivan dropped out after a year o...

Group, Music / songs, USA

1 memorial
Professor Cecília Vajda

Professor Cecília Vajda

Britain's leading exponent of Kodaly's principles of musicianship training, founder of the British Kodaly Academy, Born in Budapest, Vajda studied with Kodály. From the Picture source: "... came t...

Person, Music / songs, Hungary

1 memorial