There’s little sign of what was to come in this video of the crossover star performing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in 1982
Nigel Kennedy playing Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto at the Music for Youth Schools Prom in 1982
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Composer’s youthful works receive precise and unmannered performances
The recording with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra featured on the violinist’s 2020 album Incantation
The work is scored for solo cello, analogue synthesisers, piano and string orchestra and explores ‘the presence of absence’
After many months of limited capacity, the venue will host over 500 concerts starting from 1 September, including several stars from the string playing world
The bass player first appeared as a soloist with the orchestra in 1987, becoming principal double bass in 2006
The multi-award winning Serbian-French violinist once replaced Maxim Vengerov at short notice playing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto
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