Yehudi Menuhin
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| - | '''Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin''', [[Order of Merit (Commonwealth)|OM]], [[Order of the British Empire|KBE]] ([[April 22]], [[1916]] – [[March 12]], [[1999]]) was an [[United States|American]]-born [[violinist]] and [[conducting|conductor]] who spent most of his performing career in the [[United Kingdom]]. Though born in [[New York City]], [[New York]], he later became a citizen of [[Switzerland]] in 1970, and in [[1985]], of the United Kingdom. During the 1970s, '80s and '90s, he made [[jazz]] recordings with [[Stéphane Grappelli]], classical recordings with [[L. Subramaniam]] and albums of Eastern music with the great [[sitar]]ist [[Ravi Shankar]]. | + | '''Yehudi Menuhin''' ([[April 22]], [[1916]] – [[March 12]], [[1999]]) was an [[United States|American]]-born [[violinist]] and [[conducting|conductor]] who spent most of his performing career in the [[United Kingdom]]. Though born in [[New York City]], [[New York]], he later became a citizen of [[Switzerland]] in 1970, and in [[1985]], of the United Kingdom. During the 1970s, '80s and '90s, he made [[jazz]] recordings with [[Stéphane Grappelli]], classical recordings with [[L. Subramaniam]] and albums of [[Eastern music]] with the great [[sitar]]ist [[Ravi Shankar]]. |
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Yehudi Menuhin (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. Though born in New York City, New York, he later became a citizen of Switzerland in 1970, and in 1985, of the United Kingdom. During the 1970s, '80s and '90s, he made jazz recordings with Stéphane Grappelli, classical recordings with L. Subramaniam and albums of Eastern music with the great sitarist Ravi Shankar.
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