Tuesday, 12 June 2001

Yaltah Menuhin, 79, Pianist in Musical Family

Yaltah, a pianist and the younger sister of the violinist Yehudi Menuhin, died on Saturday, The Times of London reported. The Times did not report where she died. She was 79.

June/July 2001 edition

The musical profession is saddened to have lost the last of the celebrated Menuhin siblings: Yehudi, Hephzibah and Yaltah.

Yaltah, the youngest of the three, was never encouraged to develop her great gifts, while Yehudi and Hephzibah were treated as phenomenal instrumentalists.

Woensdag, 13 juni 2001

De pianiste Yaltah Menuhin, de jongste zus van violist Yehudi Menuhin, is zondag op 79-jarige leeftijd overleden. Hun muzikale talent bezorgde de in San Francisco geboren Yaltah en Yehudi Menuhin en hun zus Hepzibah al op jonge leeftijd roem. De piano spelende zussen Yaltah en Hepzibah bereikten echter niet dezelfde internationale status …

Friday, 15 June 2001

Pianist Yaltah Menuhin, younger sister of the late violinist Yehudi Menuhin, died June 9 at an undisclosed location, The Times of London reported. She was 79.

The youngest of three musically gifted Menuhin siblings, she grew up traveling the world as Yehudi established his early career.

Friday, 15 June 2001

The last survivor of a celebrated family musical trio, Yaltah Menuhin, the pianist, has died aged 79. The younger sister of the violinist Yehudi Menuhin, she often appeared with him and her elder sister, the pianist Hephzibah Menuhin. They gave concerts all over the world and were particularly associated in Britain …

When confronted with a life as rich and varied as Yaltah’s, it is difficult to know where to begin.
It would be an understatement to say that the first years of Yaltah’s life had been difficult.

Tuesday, 12 June 2001

Pianist Yaltah Menuhin, last of three famous siblings whose musical talents brought them fame at an early age, has died at age 79. Menuhin died Sunday at her London home, her family said. No cause of death was given. Yaltah, the youngest, and her sister Hepzibah, also a pianist, did not …

A memorial service to celebrate Yaltah’s life was held at the United Reform Church in Highgate, London on 14 October 2001, with performances by violinists Nicola Benedetti and Riki Gerardy and pianists Jeremy Menuhin, Eldad Neumark and Alison Rhind.