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Yehudi Menuhin

Violinist Tasmin Little nominates Sir Yehudi Menuhin - once the most famous boy in the world.

Yehudi Menuhin was the original child prodigy. He was born in America in 1916, and was soon playing in concert halls round the world. He also played to the survivors of the German concentration camps, and waded into the fight against apartheid in South Africa too. Tasmin Little was a pupil at the Yehudi Menuhin school in Surrey, England, and knew her choice well. Not only was he a brilliant performer, she says, he was a crossover star who played with Ravi Shankar, Stephane Grappelli and Morecambe and Wise. You'll also hear from his biographer, Humphrey Burton, and from Yehudi Menuhin too.

Presented by Matthew Parris

Produced for 大象传媒 audio in Bristol by Miles Warde

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Sun 11 Sep 2022 20:30

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