简介：YehudiMenuhin:Who’sYehudi?explorestheextraordinarymusicallifeofoneofthe20thcentury’sgreatestviolinists.PresentedbyClemencyBurton-Hill,whowasastudentofMenuhin’s,theprogrammetraceshislifeandworkwiththehelpofinterviewsfromfamilymembers,closefriendsandunseenhomemovies. Achildprodigy,YehudiMenuhinachievedmorebyhisteensthanmostartistsdoinalifetime.Butthemanbehindtheviolinwashardertoknow;hiscocoonedandcuriouschildhoodmarkedhimemotionallyforlife. Endlesslytouringandcrossingcontinentsandcultures,themanwhosecontractwithEMIwasthelongestinthehistoryofthemusicindustrytookclassicalmusicoutoftheconcerthallbecausehebelievedmusicwasforeveryoneandhadthepowertochangelives.Animpassionedidealist,Yehudiwantedtogivemoretotheworldthanmusic;hebecameatirelessfigurefightingforthehumanitarianissueshebelievedin. HisinterestsembracedjazzandIndianragas,aswellasBach,BeethovenandBartok. PresenterClemencyBurton-Hillwas15andastudentattheRoyalCollegeofMusicwhenYehudifirstheardherplayandaskedhertostudywithhim.Here,shepresentsanintimate,behind-the-scenesjourneyfromhischildhoodinCalifornia,tomeetinggypsiesinRomaniaandtravellingtoIndiaandbeyond. IntervieweesincludetwoofMenuhin’schildren,ZamiraBenthallandKrovMenuhin;violinistsTasminLittleandDanielHope;GordonBack,Yehudi’saccompanistandnowArtisticDirectoroftheMenuhinCompetition;closefriendChristopherHope;andAnoushkaShankar,RaviShankar’sdaughter.…