World War II musician Yehudi Menuhin



menuhin in 1943


he performed allied soldiers during world war ii and, accompanied on piano english composer benjamin britten, surviving inmates of bergen-belsen concentration camp after liberation in april 1945. returned germany in 1947 play concerto concerts berlin philharmonic under wilhelm furtwängler act of reconciliation, first jewish musician in wake of holocaust, saying jewish critics wanted rehabilitate germany s music , spirit.


he , louis kentner (brother-in-law of wife, diana) gave first performance of william walton s violin sonata, in zürich on 30 september 1949. continued performing, , conducting (such bach orchestral works bath chamber orchestra), advanced age, including nonclassical music in repertory.







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