Nigel Kennedy (born December 28, 1956 in Brighton, England) is a violinist and violist. He was a pupil at the Yehudi Menuhin School, under Yehudi Menuhin himself, and later at the Juilliard School in New York under Dorothy DeLay. For a time he preferred to be known by just his surname Kennedy. is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the English city; for other places called Brighton, see Brighton (disambiguation). ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... Violist is a term sometimes used for a musician who plays the viola. ... The Yehudi Menuhin School is a specialist music school in Surrey, England. ... Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM, KBE (April 22, 1916 – March 12, 1999) was an American violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in the United Kingdom. ... The Juilliard School is one of the worlds premiere performing arts conservatory located in New York City, it is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in the fields of Dance, Drama, and Music. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Dorothy DeLay (March 31, 1917 in Kansas – March 24, 2002 in New York) was a violin instructor at the Juilliard School. ...

Career

Kennedy has done much to popularise classical music, particularly among young people. He has also performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti. Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... A violin concerto is a concerto for solo violin (occasionally, two or more violins) and instrumental ensemble, customarily orchestra. ...

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. Kennedy was attacked for his approach to classical music by John Drummond in 1991.[1] Many respected musicians though, hold him in high esteem. With one of these, cellist Lynn Harrell, he has recorded a well-received album of duets. He has recently 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. In British English, the term mockney (a Portmanteau of mock and Cockney) has come to be used, predominantly in the media, to describe those who present themselves as Cockneys (or, by extension, other working-class groups) with the intention of gaining popular credibility. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Sir John Drummond CBE (11 September 1934-6 September 2006) was a British arts administratot who spent most of his career at the BBC. He was the son of a master mariner in the British India line and an Australian lieder singer. ... Alternate meaning: Cello web browser A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The cello (also violoncello or cello) is a stringed instrument and part of the violin family. ... Cellist Lynn Harrell is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Piatigorsky Award, the Ford Foundation Concert Artists Award, and the first Avery Fisher Prize (jointly with Murray Perahia). ... Kroke (Yiddish for Kraków) is a Polish trio formed in 1992 in Kraków by three lifelong friends and graduates of the Kraków Music Academy, Tomasz Lato (double bass), Tomasz Kukurba (violin), and Jerzy BawoÅ‚ (accordion). ... Malvern is a town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England . ... For other uses, see Krakow (disambiguation). ...

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 Beethoven violin concerto and his jazz and fusion recordings. Away from his musical career, Kennedy is a supporter of football clubs Aston Villa and Cracovia. Recently he has appeared on Cracovia's 100th anniversary in club replica kit. Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... In music, a cadenza (Italian for cadence) is, generically, an improvised or written-out ornamental passage played or sung by a soloist or soloists, usually in a free rhythmic style, and often allowing for virtuosic display. ... “Beethoven” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Jazz fusion (sometimes referred to simply as fusion) is a musical genre that loosely encompasses the merging of jazz with other styles, particularly rock, funk, R&B, and world music. ... Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. ... Cracovia is the Latin name for the Polish city of Kraków (Cracow). ... Cracovia is the Latin name for the Polish city of Kraków (Cracow). ...

In 1999 Sony Classical released a recording entitled The Kennedy Experience, which featured improvisational recordings of Jimi Hendrix compositions. According to a BBC interview with Kennedy, the violinist stated that this recording is "an album of music inspired by Jimi Hendrix. It is an extended instrumental work in six movements - each movement a classical interpretation of a Hendrix song". On the recording, Kennedy is accompanied by seven other musicians, and the lineup includes two cellos, an oboe, two guitars, a dobro, flute, and double bass. This article is about the year. ... Sony Classical is the successor to the Columbia and CBS Masterworks labels, assuming its new identity after the purchase of CBS Records by Sony Corporation. ... The Kennedy Experience is a music group and eponymous album conceived and produced by violinist Nigel Kennedy. ... Improvisation is the act of making something up as you go along. ... Jimi Hendrix (November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitar virtuoso, singer and songwriter. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... The movements is the name given to the collective body of sacred dances that were collected or authored by G. I. Gurdjieff and taught to his students as part of the work of self observation and self study the aim of which was development of a stable subjective and then... This article is about Western art music from 1000 AD to the 2000s . ... Interpretation, or interpreting, is an activity that consists of establishing, either simultaneously or consecutively, oral or gestural communications between two or more speakers who are not speaking (or signing) the same language. ... Alternate meaning: Cello web browser A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The cello (also violoncello or cello) is a stringed instrument and part of the violin family. ... The oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... The classical guitar typically has nylon strings. ... A modern Gibson Dobro Dobro is a trade name now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar. ... ♠ This article is about the family of musical instruments. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ...

On November 27th, 2000, Kennedy joined rock group The Who at the Royal Albert Hall to play the violin solo on the classic song Baba O'Riley. The recording can be found on the album Live at the Royal Albert Hall, which was released three years later. For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... The Who are an English rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ... “Albert Hall” redirects here. ... Teenage Wasteland redirects here. ... Live at the Royal Albert Hall was the second live album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands. ...

He has also recorded The Doors Concerto (with Jaz Coleman), a violin based orchestral version of many Doors songs, including Strange Days, LA Woman, The End, and Riders On The Storm. Jaz Coleman on the cover of the Killing Joke album Brighter than a Thousand Suns. ... The Doors self titled debut. ... Strange Days may refer to: Strange Days, an album by The Doors Strange Days, the title track of the album Strange Days, a science fiction film Strange Days at Blake Holsey High, a Canadian TV series Strange Days, an episode of the TV series Entourage Category: ... L.A. Woman was the last Doors album released before Jim Morrisons death. ... The End is a song by The Doors from their self-titled album. ... Riders on the Storm is a popular 1971 song by The Doors from the L.A. Woman album. ...

On 24 October 2006, it was reported that Kennedy broke his arm in a cycling accident. He confirmed this in an interview on BBC Radio 3 on 20 April 2007. is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Police officer on a bicycle Cycling is a means of transport, a form of recreation, and a sport. ...

After the cancellation of the Baalbeck Festivals in Lebanon, due to the intensifying instability there, Nigel Kennedy's canceled performance was moved to the Music Hall in Beirut. The programme was an eclectic mix of classical music, oriental jazz, and World Music. The event was arranged and handled by the Michel Elefteriades firm. Michel Elefteriades (Μιχαηλ Ελευθεριαδης in Greek) is a Greek-Lebanese politician, artist, producer and businessman born on June 22, 1970 in Beirut, Lebanon. ...

The venue sold out quickly and numerous crowds waited outside through the night.

While performing in Bulgaria on 3.10.2007, Mr. Kennedy was presented with flowers by Mr. Jordanov, Varna City mayor, who apparently did not know that Mr. Kennedy was alergic to flowers. Nigel's reaction was: "What the fuck is that" (on the microphone)

Discography

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Instruments

Nigel Kennedy has owned or used violins by:

• Guarneri del Gesu, 'La Fonte' c.1735;
• Stradivari;
• Scott Cao;
• Johannes Finkel bow
• Violectra electric violin (with pickup by Barbera Transducers Systems[2])

Guarneri is the family name of a group of highly acclaimed violin makers (luthiers) from Cremona in Italy in the 17th and 18th centuries, whose standing is considered comparable to those of the Amati and Stradivari families. ... Antonio Stradivari (1644? - December 18, 1737) was an Italian luthier (maker of violins and other stringed instruments), the most prominent member of that profession. ... Scott Cao (pronounced Chow) is a violin maker (luthier), who is originally from China but now works in Campbell, California, USA. // In the mid-1970s, amidst Maos cultural revolution, Cao was a farm worker. ... Johannes Finkel is a Swiss maker of bows for violins, violas, cellos, and basses. ... Violectra is the trade name of an electric violin produced by Barcus-Berry with the pitch equivalent of an acoustic tenor violin, sometimes called baritone violin. ...

External links

• The unofficial Nigel Kennedy fanclub
• EMI Classics
• live Photos @ La Seyne sur Mer
• [3] Nigel and the "barroco outsider" (at issue/Spanish lenguaje), by Susan Campos
• Interview with Nigel Kennedy on his album of Jimi Hendrix compositions at the BBC
• The Kennedy Experience at answers.com
• The Kennedy Experience at Sony Classical