Nigel Kennedy - His Music and His Life
Nigel Kennedy Violinist Nigel Kennedy’s unique talent and improvisational technique has done much to popularise classical music, particularly among young people. Brighton-born Nigel Kennedy was a pupil at the Yehudi Menuhin School, tutored by the legendary Menuhin himself, and later at the Juilliard School under Dorothy DeLay. Kennedy's career has taken him across four continents, performing with the world’s major orchestras and conductors and appearing at the most important classical festivals in Europe and the United States. Major debuts include his 1977 London Royal Festival Hall performance of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, with the Philharmonic under Riccardo Muti, his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1980 and his New York orchestral debut in 1987. When not touring, he divides his time between residences in Malvern, Worcestershire and Kraków, Poland with his wife and daughter. Kennedy is a supporter of the football club Aston Villa. Signed to EMI Cl...
