I play the violin. She plays the piano.
Hephzibah was even less communicative.
“I had a good time,” she said. “It was fun.”
Mr. and Mrs. Moshe Menuhin were also abroad. Mr. Menuhin reported he and his wife had been opposed to a professional career for the girl because they had never seen a happy woman musician, although they had known “hundreds,” but they had given in at last.
TO GIVE 25 RECITALS
Hephzibah gave her first recital in Paris in October and then played in London. In both cities she was instantly acclaimed. After the sonata concert she will not be permitted to play in public for a year.
Yaltah, described by the father as “the devil of the family,” also is showing promise as a pianist. Yehudi will make twenty-five appearances in this country, he said, and sail in May on a world tour.
Mr. Menuhin said Hephzibah and his sister have an unusual custom.
“She practices with Yehudi. They go into a room and turn out all the lights and practice. Always in darkness. They need the darkness to surrender themselves to music.”
Admitting that he considered her “a great musician in her own right,” Mr. Menuhin insisted, however, that Hephzibah is not a prodigy.
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