Yehudi Menuhin Who Was Yehudi

Yehudi Menuhin was the 20th centurys 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 behindthescenes journey from his childhood in California to meeting gypsies in Romania and travelling to India and beyond