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Sunday Feature: Menuhin at 100

Series 1, episode 0

Marking the centenary of Yehudi Menuhin's birth, an exploration of his life and career through the great violinist's interviews that are held in the BBC archives. Including Menuhin explaining about his relationship with Enescu and Bartok, and recording Elgar's Violin Concerto with the composer conducting. Menuhin discusses his early life in San Francisco where he went to school only for one morning, going on to then travelling with his family as a violinist and how his upbringing impacted upon how he then raised his own family. Menuhin also recounts conducting various orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic standing on his head as they performed Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Violinists Tasmin Little and Leland Chen also share some of their thoughts and stories about their former mentor and colleague