Hearing Lord Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon in 1929 when the great violinist was plain Yehudi, 13, Albert Einstein remarked "the day of miracles is not over. Our dear old Jehovah is still on the job." ...

Throughout its history, the New Century Chamber Orchestra has earned a sterling reputation for energized performances of the string repertoire. But even longtime admirers of the conductorless ensemble ...

Yehudi Menuhin died at the age of 82 in 1999. At the time it seemed somehow symbolic, coming right at the end of the 20th century in which he'd been a superstar violinist, conductor, philanthropist ...

Commemorating the 100th year of his birth, Yehudi Menuhin: Who’s Yehudi? explores the extraordinary musical life of one of the 20th century’s greatest violinists. Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill, ...

As the programme continues, interconnecting threads are everywhere. Naturally the influence of Bach looms large over the Bartók and the Boulez, but so does that of Yehudi Menuhin; Bartók wrote his ...

Commemorating the 100th year of his birth, BBC Four explores the extraordinary musical life of one of the 20th century’s greatest violinists. Yehudi Menuhin: Who’s Yehudi? explores the extraordinary ...

(3) Sonatas and 3 Partitas, Movements: Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004 Yehudi Menuhin, Violin Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Wilhelm Furtwängler, Conductor Vienna ...

For the centenary of the great violinist’s birth, Daniel Hope, his protege from the age of two, remembers their life on the road – including the time his priceless violin, nicknamed Lord Wilton, went ...