Hephzibah

A child prodigy like her violinist brother Yehudi, Hepzibah Menuhin toured the world giving piano concerts from an early age. In 1938 aged 18, she married Lindsay Nicholas, Australian heir to the Aspro fortune, and moved from California and the concert hall to live on Lindsay's remote but splendid sheep station in Australia. After World War II Hephzibah toured Europe and was shattered by the concentration camps she visited. Having always been an avid champion of causes, she became increasingly alienated from her privileged life in Australia. The disintegration of her marriage and her affair with sociologist Richard Hauser, scandalised Australia. She and Richard returned to London where they established their Centre for Human Rights.