American violinist and conductor (1916–1999) · violinist
| Description | American violinist and conductor (1916–1999) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1916-04-22 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | New York New York City Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 1999-03-12 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Berlin Berlin Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United Kingdom Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | GB Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States United Kingdom Switzerland Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | violinist politician jazz musician conductor autobiographer philatelist Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | violin Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | classical music art music jazz Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | EMI Classics Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Bath Festival Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Camerata Lysy Gstaad Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra The Menuhin - Kentner - Cassado Trio American Academy of Arts and Sciences Académie des beaux-arts Romanian Academy Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Awards | Hans von Bülow Medal Ernst Reuter Medal Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding Princess of Asturias Award for Concord Ernst von Siemens Music Prize Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour Wolf Prize in Arts Order of Merit Knight of the National Order of Merit Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Walter Willson Cobbett Medal Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire honorary doctorate Moses-Mendelssohn-Preis Buber Rosenzweig Medal Léonie Sonning Music Prize honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Albert Medal Brahms-Preis Glenn Gould Prize honorary doctor of the University of Valencia Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University Kennedy Center Honors Otto Hahn Peace Medal Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association Order of the British Empire National Order of Merit Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Military Order of Saint James of the Sword Order of Civil Merit Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas Princess of Asturias Awards Source: Wikidata |
Giovanetto Yehudi Menuhin Giovinetto Yehudi Menuhin J.S. Bach Jehudi Menuhin Lord Menuhin Lord Yehudi Menuhin Master Yehudi Menuhin Menuhin Mr. Menuhin Sir Jehudi Menuhin Sir Yehudi Menhuin Sir Yehudi Menudin Sir Yehudi Menuhin Sir Yehudin Menuhin The Lord Menuhin OM KBE Y. Y. Menuhin Yehudi Yehudy Menhuin Yehudy Menuhin Егуди Менухин Еудин Менуин И. Менухин И. Менухина Иегуди Менухин Иегуди Менухина Менухин Сзр Иегуди Менухина メニューイン ユーディメニューイン ユーディ・メニューイン ユーディ･メニューイン
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