“There comes a time when the student turns his back on the teacher. His playing cannot have the necessary security, autonomy, self-faith, or communicative power until he believes his interpretation is his own.”

—  Yehudi Menuhin

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin

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American violinist and conductor 1916–1999

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