World interactions Yehudi Menuhin

menuhin credited german philosopher constantin brunner providing him theoretical framework within fit events , experiences of life .

following role member of awards jury @ 1955 queen elisabeth music competition, menuhin secured rockefeller foundation grant financially strapped grand prize winner @ event, argentine violinist alberto lysy. menuhin made lysy personal student, , 2 toured extensively throughout concert halls of europe. young protégé later established international menuhin music academy in gstaad, in honor.

menuhin made several recordings german conductor wilhelm furtwängler, had been criticized conducting in germany during nazi era. menuhin defended furtwängler, noting conductor had helped number of jewish musicians flee nazi germany.

in 1957, founded menuhin festival gstaad in gstaad, switzerland. in 1962, established yehudi menuhin school in stoke d abernon, surrey. established music program @ nueva school in hillsborough, california, sometime around then. in 1965 received honorary knighthood british monarchy. in same year, australian composer malcolm williamson wrote violin concerto menuhin. performed concerto many times , recorded @ premiere @ bath festival in 1965. known bath assembly, festival first directed impresario ian hunter in 1948. after first year city tried run festival itself, in 1955 asked hunter back. in 1959 hunter invited menuhin become artistic director of festival. menuhin accepted, , retained post until 1968.

at edinburgh festival in 1957 menuhin premiered priaulx rainier s violin concerto due canti e finale, had commissioned rainier write. commissioned last work, wildlife celebration, performed in aid of gerald durrell s wildlife conservation trust.

menuhin had long association ravi shankar, beginning in 1966 joint performance @ bath festival , recording of grammy award-winning album west meets east (1967). during time, commissioned composer alan hovhaness write concerto violin, sitar, , orchestra performed himself , shankar. resulting work, entitled shambala (c. 1970), composed violin part , space improvisation sitarist, earliest known work sitar western symphony orchestra, predating shankar s own sitar concertos, menuhin , shankar never recorded it. menuhin worked famous jazz violinist stéphane grappelli in 1970s on jalousie, album of pop music of 1930s arranged in chamber style.

in 1983 menuhin , robert masters founded yehudi menuhin international competition young violinists. 1 of world s leading competitions young violinists, many of prizewinners have gone on become prominent violinists, including tasmin little, nikolaj znaider, ilya gringolts, julia fischer, daishin kashimoto , ray chen.

in 1991 menuhin awarded prestigious wolf prize israeli government. in israeli knesset gave acceptance speech in criticised israel s continued occupation of west bank:

this wasteful governing fear, contempt basic dignities of life, steady asphyxiation of dependent people, should last means adopted know awful significance, unforgettable suffering of such existence. unworthy of great people, jews, have striven abide code of moral rectitude 5,000 years, can create , achieve society such see around can yet deny sharing of great qualities , benefits dwelling amongst them.

in 1977 menuhin , ian stoutzker founded charity live music now, largest outreach music project in uk. live music pays , trains professional musicians work in community, bringing experience opportunity hear or see live music performance.

in 1980s menuhin wrote , oversaw creation of music guides series of books; each covered musical instrument, 1 on human voice. menuhin wrote some, while others edited different authors.