[3] He describes his childhood as economically privileged but emotionally "grotesque", his father as "cold and detached", and his mother as "domineering and volatile".
[4] Jeremy studied composition in Paris with Nadia Boulanger, piano in Israel with Mindru Katz, and conducting in Vienna with Hans Swarowsky.
[7][8] The development of his career was interrupted in 1974 by a strained tendon, forcing him to cancel all public performances for a year and a half.
[10] Reviewer Tim Smith from the Sun-Sentinel praised his technical skill but found his performance lacking in emotion.
His recording of Bartok's Sonatas for violin and piano with his father, Yehudi Menuhin, was awarded the 'Grand prix du Disque'.