“I've had marvelous and incredible luck, and devoted parents, sisters, friends, and teachers. What more can one ask? These things contribute enormously. Probably the major part of one's success is due to these factors.”

—  Yehudi Menuhin

As stated in his interview with Martyn Lewis in Lewis' book, Reflections on Success(1997)

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American violinist and conductor 1916–1999

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