Natural landmarks · London
Yehudi Menuhin School
Yehudi Menuhin School — a school heritage in england-london, United Kingdom.
Hugh Craddock — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Yehudi Menuhin School is a school heritage located in england-london, United Kingdom. Catalogued from Wikidata's UK heritage register; see the Wikipedia article for further historical and visitor details.
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Yehudi Menuhin School is a specialist music school located in London. Established to provide advanced training for gifted young musicians, it focuses on classical music education. The school is named after renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin, reflecting its commitment to excellence in musical training.
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Background
History
The institutional legacy of Yehudi Menuhin (1916–99) includes the Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists, Live Music Now (specially active in the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and France), the Menuhin Festival Gstaad, the Brussels-based International Menuhin Foundation and the Fundación Yehudi Menuhin España, but the Menuhin School has been described as 'his most enduring contribution to musical life'. When awarded a life peerage in 1993, he chose the title Lord Menuhin of Stoke d'Abernon, and he is buried in the grounds of the school. It was founded in 1963 in London, moving to its present premises a year later. The principal building (to which others were added) is a…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3064, -0.3767
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Mole Valley
- Parish
- Mole Valley, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT11 3QQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Established
- 1963
Sources
- wikidata: Q1887320 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Yehudi Menuhin School (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Yehudi Menuhin School?
- Yehudi Menuhin School is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode KT11 3QQ), in the parish of Mole Valley, unparished area.
- When was Yehudi Menuhin School built?
- Built or established in 1963.
- Is Yehudi Menuhin School free to visit?
- Yes, Yehudi Menuhin School is free to enter.
- How do I get to Yehudi Menuhin School?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KT11 3QQ. It sits within the Dorking and Horley parliamentary constituency.