Yehudi Menuhin rehearsing for the Edinburgh Festival in 1977

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Title

Yehudi Menuhin rehearsing for the Edinburgh Festival in 1977

Subject

Priaulx Ranier's violin concerto, Due Canti e Finale, was commissioned by Yehudi Menuhin, who performed it at the 1977 Edinburgh Festival with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves. Menuhin described Rainier as "having a musical imagination of a colour and variety scarcely to be believed".

Creator

Serena Wadham

Date

1977

Format

Silver Bromide Print

Type

Photograph

Identifier

SWA.138

Coverage

Edinburgh, Scotland

Physical Dimensions

10x8 inches

Artist

Serena Wadham

Geolocation