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Biography
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, was an American-born British and Swiss violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.
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Awards & recognition
- honorary doctor of the University of Valencia · 1999
- honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel · 1999
- Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · 1997
- Otto Hahn Peace Medal · 1997
- Princess of Asturias Award — Concord · 1997
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- Gramophone Award — Lifetime Achievement · 1996
- Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit · 1995
- Musikpreis der Stadt Duisburg · 1992
- Wolf Prize in Arts · 1991
- Brahms-Preis · 1990
- Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal · 1989
- Moses-Mendelssohn-Preis · 1986
- Ernst von Siemens Music Prize · 1984
- Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer · 1982
- Albert Medal · 1981
- Ernst Reuter Medal · 1980
- Hans von Bülow Medal · 1979
- Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association · 1979
- honorary doctorate · 1977
- doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University · 1976
- Léonie Sonning Music Prize · 1972
- Jawaharlal Nehru Award — International Understanding · 1968
- Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal · 1962
- Walter Willson Cobbett Medal · 1959
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
- Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
- Glenn Gould Prize
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
- Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Knight of the National Order of Merit
- Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
- National Order of Merit
- Order of Civil Merit
- Order of Merit
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Order of the British Empire
- Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
- Princess of Asturias Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
