Yehudi Menuhin

Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916. New York City, United States – March 12, 1999, Berlin, Germany) was a Jewish American-born violinist, violist, and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. He was a student of Louis Persinger, George Enescu, and Adolf Busch.

World interactions

In 1952, Menuhin met and befriended the influential yogi B.K.S. Iyengar. Menuhin arranged for Iyengar to teach abroad in London, Switzerland, Paris and elsewhere. This was the first time that many Westerners had been exposed to yoga.

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1952 - Yogi - B.K.S. Iyengar - London - Switzerland - Paris

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In 1962 he established the Yehudi Menuhin School in Stoke d'Abernon, Surrey. He also established the music program at the Nueva School in Hillsborough, California sometime around then. In 1965 he received an honorary knighthood.

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1962 - Yehudi Menuhin School - Stoke d'Abernon - Surrey - Hillsborough, California - Knighthood

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