Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?

Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi? (2016)

Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi?

Yehudi Menuhin was the 20th century's greatest violinist. He was a child prodigy but the man behind the violin was harder to know. Endlessly touring and crossing continents and cultures, his contract with EMI was the longest in the history of the music industry. He took classical music out of the concert hall because he believed music was for everyone and had the power to change lives. An impassioned idealist, Yehudi wanted to give more to the world - he became a tireless fighter for humanitarian issues he believed in. In this film, commemorating the 100th year of his birth, family and close friends recall his extraordinary musical life, in which he embraced jazz and Indian ragas as much as Bach, Beethoven and Bartok. And incredible home movies take us on an intimate behind-the-scenes journey from his childhood in California, to meeting gypsies in Romania and travelling to India and beyond.

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Clemency Burton-Hill
as Presenter

Zamira Benthall
as Self

Krov Menuhin
as Self

Tasmin Little
as Self

Daniel Hope
as Self

Gordon Back
as Self

Christopher Hope
as Self

Anoushka Shankar
as Self