Menuhin

American  

[men-yoo-in] / ˈmɛn yu ɪn /

noun

1. Yehudi 1916–1999, British violinist, born in U.S.

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Menuhin British  

/ ˈmɛnjʊɪn /

noun

1. Yehudi (jɛˈhuːdɪ), Baron. 1916–99, British classical and jazz violinist, born in the US

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Example Sentences

Cather was so taken with Menuhin that she wanted to dedicate her next novel, “Shadows on the Rock,” to him and his siblings.

From New York Times

Land listened to recordings of violinist Yehudi Menuhin as she did the lettering on his plaque.

From Seattle Times

As a model they also looked to Yehudi Menuhin and Stéphane Grappelli’s classical-meets-jazz collaborations, Feinstein said, in which Menuhin’s parts were precisely notated while Grappelli’s left room for improvisation.

From New York Times

After first picking up the violin at 4, Benedetti swapped the picturesque Ayrshire village of West Kilbride in Scotland for the “extreme environment” of the Yehudi Menuhin music school in Surrey, England, five years later.

From New York Times

During EMI Studios' early years, the facility developed a reputation for classical recordings from the likes of Yehudi Menuhin and Pablo Casals.

From Salon