“As well as campaigning for human rights, Menuhin was a keen yoga practitioner and health food enthusiast, warning against the dangers of white rice, white bread and red meat. He also spoke of the dangers of pollution long before environmentalism became a buzz word.”

— Yehudi Menuhin

1999: Violinist Yehudi Menuhin dies

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American violinist and conductor 1916–1999

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