All Nigel-Kennedy articles
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ReviewBook review: Nigel Kennedy Uncensored!
Tully Potter reads the autobiography of the superstar British violinist, whose version of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons became the best-selling classical recording of all time
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NewsNigel Kennedy pulls out of Royal Albert Hall concert, citing ‘musical segregation’
The violinist claims Classic FM denied him the opportunity to perform a Jimi Hendrix tribute, seen as ‘not suitable’ for the radio station’s audience
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FocusHow to nurture a musical prodigy
Early public exposure and adulation can overwhelm highly gifted youngsters. Catherine Nelson talks to expert teachers about how they help prodigies cope
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VideoNigel Kennedy plays Mendelssohn aged 26
There’s little sign of what was to come in this video of the crossover star performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in 1982
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Premium ❘ ArticleNigel Kennedy: ‘Critics were pretending I was playing out of tune because I’d sold a few records’
In this interview, first published in The Strad’s March 1999 edition, the crossover violinist hits back at snobbery in the classical music world
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VideoA 1992 TV profile of Nigel Kennedy
In this 1992 Chicago TV documentary ’wild Nige’, violinist Nigel Kennedy, discusses his roots and explains why you don’t have to wear tails to be a serious musician.
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VideoNigel Kennedy plays Gershwin at outdoor festival
British violinist Nigel Kennedy performs Gershwin’s Oh, Lady Be Good with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra at The Biggest Weekend, a music festival organised by the BBC. Watch Kennedy’s full house-long set here
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FocusFire and ice: the best recordings of the Sibelius violin concerto
Originally published in 2007 for the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death, this critical appraisal by Richard S. Ginell looks for the recordings that do justice to one of the best-loved works in the repertoire
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VideoNigel Kennedy talks about his devotion to Aston Villa F.C.
’One time I took two years off the violin to watch the Villa, and I used to watch the Villa, the Villa reserves and the Villa youth team, every week … some people would call it wasting your life.’ In this video from Deutsche Welle’s English language football YouTube channell ...
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ArticleMy World - Kennedy: Dedications, Three Sisters
The Strad Issue: March 2017Description: Nigel Kennedy turns composer as he invites us into his worldMusicians: Nigel Kennedy (violin), Orphy Robinson (percussion), Adam Czerwinski (drums), Doug Boyle, Julian Buschberger, Rolf Bussalb (guitars), Tomasz Kupiec (bass guitar), Oxford Philharmonic OrchestraComposer: Nigel KennedyCatalogue number: NEUE MEISTER MUSIK LCD6203 In ...
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News'I'm thinking of giving up classical music - except Bach,' says violinist Nigel Kennedy
The British artist was speaking to Classic FM ahead of his forthcoming 'Nigel Kennedy and Friends' concert at London's Royal Albert Hall
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NewsRoyal Academy of Music's head of strings responds to criticism from violinist Nigel Kennedy
The British violinist accused music colleges of producing 'factory lines' of pianists and violinists
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NewsViolinist Nigel Kennedy considers leaving 'fascist' UK for Germany
The British musician was speaking to Sky News about the result of the UK's Brexit referendum
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ReviewThe New Four Seasons. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2016Description: It’s The Four Seasons, but not as we know itMusicians: Nigel Kennedy (violin)Composer: VivaldiHow do you like your Vivaldi? Classic, like the several recordings by I Musici, or fiercely ‘authentic’, like Adrian Chandler’s recent disc (see November issue)? Cool like ...
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ArticleViolinist Nigel Kennedy performs Purple Haze
British violinist Nigel Kennedy performs his own arrangement of Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze.Read The Strad's interview with Kennedy on Bach, Hendrix and why he thinks music students should skip college.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase back ...
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BlogsViolinist Nigel Kennedy on Bach, Hendrix, and why he thinks music students should skip college
Pauline Harding talks to the controversial musician after a rehearsal for three unusual concerts this week
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ArticleViolinist Nigel Kennedy performs Bach's Two-Part Inventions
Violinist Nigel Kennedy and cellist Juliet Welchman perform arrangements of Bach's Two-Part Inventions nos. 1, 6, 8 and 14, originally written for keyboard.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleNigel Kennedy performs Summer from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Nigel Kennedy performs Summer's third movement Presto from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons with the Polish Chamber Orchestra in 2005.Subscribe to The Strad or download our digital edition as part of a 30-day free trial. To purchase single issues click here.
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ArticleViolinist Noah Bendix-Balgley purchases 1732 Bergonzi once owned by Nigel Kennedy
American violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley, leader of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, has purchased a 1732 violin by the Italian maker Carlo Bergonzi, a close associate of the workshops of Stradivari and Guarneri.The violinist spent over a year searching for a new instrument and tried out more than 50 violins ...
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ArticleBBC to cut Nigel Kennedy 'apartheid' statement
The BBC has confirmed it will remove a statement made last week by violinist Nigel Kennedy at a Proms concert for its TV broadcast on 23 August. The statement, made from the stage of the Royal Albert Hall, came at the end of a concert by Kennedy and ...