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Nigel Kennedy
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Image:Nigel_Kennedy.jpg thumb|right|220px|'''Nigel Kennedy'''
'''Nigel Kennedy''' (born
December 28,
1956 in
Brighton, England) is a
violinist and
violist. He was a pupil at the
Yehudi Menuhin School, under Menuhin himself, and later at the
Juilliard School under
Dorothy DeLay.
Kennedy has done much to popularise
european classical music classical music, particularly among young people. He has also performed and recorded most of the major
violin concerto violin concerti.
Although his carefully maintained loutish persona is seen by some as abrasive (including a '
mockney' accent instead of the
received pronunciation he had when he was interviewed as a child) and limiting to his career, many respected musicians hold him in high esteem. With one of these,
cellist cellist Lynn Harrell, he has recorded a well-received album of duets. Currently, he has been exploring Polish music with the Polish jazz band
Kroke. When not touring, he divides his time between residences in
Malvern, Worcestershire and
Kraków,
Poland.
Kennedy expresses concern for the immediate appeal of live performance, and often records entire works or movements in single 'takes' to preserve this sense in his recordings. He also introduces improvisatory elements in his performances, as in his
Jimi Hendrix-inspired
cadenza to the
Ludwig van Beethoven Beethoven violin concerto and his
jazz and
jazz-rock fusion fusion recordings. Away from his musical career, Kennedy is a supporter of football club
Aston Villa.
Instruments
Nigel Kennedy has owned or used violins by:
*
Guarneri del Gesu, 'La Fonte' c.1735;
*
Stradivari;
*
Scott Cao;
*
Johannes Finkel bow
External links
-
The (un)official Nigel Kennedy fanclub
-
EMI Classics
Category:1956 births Kennedy, Nigel
Category:Living people Kennedy, Nigel
Category:Classical violinists Kennedy, Nigel
Category:Violists Kennedy, Nigel
bg:Ð?айджъл Кенеди
de:Nigel Kennedy
eo:Nigel KENNEDY
fr:Nigel Kennedy
nl:Nigel Kennedy
ja:ナイジェル・ケ�ディ
pl:Nigel Kennedy
zh:奈�爾·甘迺迪
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