Yehudi Menuhin

American violinist and conductor (1916–1999)

Born: 22 April 1916
New York City
Died: 12 March 1999
Berlin
Country: United States
Active: 1925–1999
Record labels: EMI Classics
Discography: 41 albums

Biography

Yehudi Menuhin was a jazz musician who played violin. Yehudi Menuhin was born on 22 April 1916 in New York City and died on 12 March 1999 in Berlin. The music is usually filed under jazz, classical music and art music. Record labels: EMI Classics. The discography here lists 41 albums, from “Konzert für Violine und Orchester a-moll BWV 1041 / Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-dur BWV 1042” (1965) to “Delius: Violin Concerto & Double Concerto for Violin and Cello” (2026). Honours include Walter Willson Cobbett Medal (1959), Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal (1962) and Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding (1968).

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999), was an American-born British and Swiss violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Konzert für Violine und Orchester a-moll BWV 1041 / Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-dur BWV 1042 1965 · Eterna West Meets East 1966 · His Master’s Voice Jealousy: Hits of the Thirties 1973 · Angel Records Fascinating Rhythm (Music Of The Thirties, Album 2) 1975 · Angel Records Tea for Two 1978 · EMI Top Hat (Songs Made Famous By Fred Astaire) 1981 · His Master’s Voice For All Seasons 1985 · Angel Records Menuhin & Grappelli Play Berlin, Kern, Porter & Rodgers and Hart 1988 · EMI Angel Studio Menuhin and Grappelli Play “Jealousy” and Other Great Standards 1988 · EMI Grosse Violinkonzerte 1989 · EMI Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin 1989 · EMI Serenade nr. 7 "Haffner" / Serenata Notturna 1990 · EMI Classics Violin Concertos nos. 1, 3 & 5 "Turkish" 1990 · EMI Hommage à Menuhin 1992 · Dinemec Classics Glenn Gould meets Yehudi Menuhin 1993 · Sony Classical Menuhin meets Shankar 1993 · EMI Angel Sonates et Partitas pour Violon Seul 1993 · EMI Classics Violin Concertos / Orchestral Suites Nos. 1 - 3 1995 · Seraphim

Menuhin Plays Paganini 1996

The Messiah 1998 · ISS Classics Legends of the 20th Century: Yehudi Menuhin 1999 · EMI Puttin’ On the Ritz 1999 · HMV Classics

Violin Favourites 1999

Yehudi Menuhin plays Paganini 1999 · aura music Partitas Nos. 2 & 3 / Sonata No. 3 2000 · EMI Classics Violin Concerto No. 2 / Sonata for Solo Violin 2001 · EMI Classics Instruments of the Orchestra 2002 · EMI Classics West Meets East Volume 2 2002 · Beat Goes On Records Violin Concertos 1 & 2 / Viola Concerto / Rhapsodies 1 & 2 2003 · EMI Classics Menuhin in Japan 1951 2005 · BMG Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 5, 7, 9 & 10 2007 · Warner Classics Beethoven: Violin Concerto 2012 · EMI Classics Bach: Complete Sonatas & Partitas for Violin Solo 2016 · Warner Classics The Menuhin Century: Unpublished Recordings and Rarities 2016 · Warner Classics Yehudi Menuhin Plays Beethoven 2022 · Warner Classics Delius: Violin Concerto & Double Concerto for Violin and Cello 2026 · Warner Classics Fascinatin' Rhythm · EMI Electrola Hommage a Yehudi Menuhin · Centurion Records

Menuhin & Grappelli Play Gershwin

Strictly for the Birds · Classics for Pleasure Violin Concerto no. 1 / "Mosè" Variations / "La campanella" / Moto perpetuo / 6 Caprices · EMI Classics

Awards

1959 Walter Willson Cobbett Medal
1962 Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
1968 Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding
1972 Léonie Sonning Music Prize
1976 doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University
1977 honorary doctorate
1979 Hans von Bülow Medal
1979 Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association
1980 Ernst Reuter Medal
1981 Albert Medal
1982 Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer
1984 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
1986 Moses-Mendelssohn-Preis
1989 Buber Rosenzweig Medal
1990 Brahms-Preis
1991 Wolf Prize in Arts
1992 Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg
1995 Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
1996 Gramophone Award for Lifetime Achievement
1997 Otto Hahn Peace Medal
1997 Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1997 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord
1999 honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1999 honorary doctor of the University of Valencia
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Kennedy Center Honors
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Knight of the National Order of Merit
Glenn Gould Prize
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Princess of Asturias Awards
Order of the British Empire
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
Order of Civil Merit
Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
National Order of Merit
Order of Merit

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Yehudi Menuhin play?

Yehudi Menuhin is known for playing violin.

When and where was Yehudi Menuhin born?

Yehudi Menuhin was born 22 April 1916 in New York City.

What are Yehudi Menuhin's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Konzert für Violine und Orchester a-moll BWV 1041 / Konzert für Violine und Orchester E-dur BWV 1042 (1965), West Meets East (1966), Jealousy: Hits of the Thirties (1973), Fascinating Rhythm (Music Of The Thirties, Album 2) (1975) and Tea for Two (1978).

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