Born in New York, child of recent immigrants, achieved fame as a violinist at age 7. Spent most of his career in Britain, becoming a British citizen in 1985. Initially working in the classics, as performer and conductor, he later worked with Ravi Shankar and made jazz recordings with Stephane Grappelli. Died in Berlin.
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Sir Yehudi Menuhin
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Highgate Society & Menuhin
This tree was planted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin KBE to celebrate twenty years of ...
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Jenny Lind
Singer. Born Johanna Maria Lind at 40 Mästersamuelsgränd, Stockholm. Her operatic fame began when she sang the role of Agathe in Der Freischütz. She was appointed court singer and made a member of ...
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Aubrey Bryan
Pioneer participant in the Notting Hill Carnival. Known as ‘Maubert the Pan Man’ Aubrey ‘Boss’ Bryan came from Guyana in 1964 and settled in the UK in the Croydon area. A Steelpan craftsman and pl...
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Dennie Vidal
Our picture source says: "Jazz Jamaica’s former sound engineer" and that his funeral took place on 4 November 2015 at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Bouverie Road, London, N16 0AJ. That's all we can fin...
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S. K. Golder
Member of the office staff of Trinity College of Music, killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
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