Iconic and controversial violinist Nigel Kennedy comes from a family of distinguished musicians. His grandfather Lauri Kennedy was principal cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and performed with artists such as Kreisler and Primrose; his grandmother Dorothy was a pianist who worked with singer John McCormack; his father John was principal cellist of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Nigel studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and then with Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School. He made his public début with the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor in 1977, and was the subject of a five-year BBC documentary, Coming Along Nicely, around the same time.

Kennedy’s maverick tendencies manifested themselves before his career began; he faile...

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SPIRITS OF MUSIC (McFerrin, Kennedy)
SPIRITS OF MUSIC (McFerrin, Kennedy)
Composers: Bach, Johann Sebastian -- Charpentier, Marc-Antoine -- Faure, Gabriel -- Handel, George Frideric -- Humperdinck, Engelbert -- Mendelssohn, Felix -- Monti, Vittorio -- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Ravel, Maurice -- Vivaldi, Antonio
Artists: Al-Kindi Ensemble -- Boine, Marie -- Bulgarian Voices "Angelite" -- Kennedy, Nigel -- Kroke -- Kuumba Singers -- Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra -- McFerrin, Bobby -- Rubens, Sibylla -- Whirling Dervishes of Damascus -- Wilhelm, Veronika
Label/Producer: EuroArts