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Yehudi Menuhin: Who Was Yehudi? (2016)

Directed by James Maycock

“Commemorating the 100th year of his birth,”

Documentary, Music, TV Movie · 1h 00m

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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Cast

Clemency Burton-Hill Presenter
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Zamira Benthall Self
K
Krov Menuhin Self
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Tasmin Little Self
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Daniel Hope Self
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Gordon Back Self
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Christopher Hope Self Anoushka Shankar Self

Crew

Director
James Maycock
Editor
John Veal
Producer
James Maycock

Details

Release date
2016-04-24
Runtime
1h 00m
Genres
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC Four, 1212 Productions