Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists

Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists
Formation1983 (1983)
FounderYehudi Menuhin
PurposeClassical music competition
Board President
Etienne d’Arenberg
Vice President
Joji Hattori
Patron
Zamira Menuhin-Benthall
Websitemenuhincompetition.org

The Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists (or simply the Menuhin Competition) is an international music competition for violinists under the age of 16. It was founded by Yehudi Menuhin in 1983 with the goal of nurturing young violinists. In its early years, the competition took place in Folkestone on the south coast of England. Since 1998, it has been held biennially in different cities around the world. Several of the competition's past laureates, including Julia Fischer, Tasmin Little, and Nikolaj Znaider, have gone on to major international careers.[1]

  1. ^ Miller, Joe (15 April 2016). "Highly strung: What does it take to win the Menuhin Competition?". BBC. Retrieved 14 May 2016.