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Nigel Kennedy

vn, *1956 GB, Brighton and Hove
Musician of Classical

Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is a British violinist and violist. He made his early career in the classical field, and has more recently performed jazz, klezmer, and other music genres.

     
Instruments
  • Violin
  • Bass guitar
  • Harpsichord
Genres
  • Classical
  • Jazz
  • Folk
  • World
Plays With
The Kennedy Experience
The Nigel Kennedy Quintet
The Yehudi Menuhin School Of Music
Popular Tracks   
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto on Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy & English Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro on Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy & English Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto on Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy & English Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi: L'estro armonico, Concerto for Two Violins in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 8, RV 522 "Per eco in lontano": I. Allegro on Vivaldi: Les quatre saisons - Concertos pour deux violons, RV 511 & RV 522 by Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy & Berliner Philharmoniker
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro on Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy & English Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": I. Allegro on Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy & English Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": I. Allegro non molto on Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy & English Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": III. Allegro on Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy & English Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo e pianissimo sempre on Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy & English Chamber Orchestra
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": II. Adagio on Vivaldi: The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, Nigel Kennedy & English Chamber Orchestra

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Kennedy Meets GershwinNigel Kennedy2018Album
My WorldNigel Kennedy2016Album
The New Four SeasonsNigel Kennedy • Antonio Vivaldi2015Album
RecitalNigel Kennedy2013Album
The Four ElementsNigel Kennedy2011Album
Symphonies 1 & 2 - Violin Concerto - Cello Concerto - The Wise VirginsSir William Walton - Nigel Kennedy, Paul Tortelier, Sir Charles Mackerras, André Previn, Paavo Berglund, Louis Frémaux2011Compil.
The Very Best Of Nigel KennedyNigel Kennedy2010Compil.
A PortraitNigel Kennedy2009Compil.
Beethoven & Mozart: Violin ConcertosNigel Kennedy2008Album
The Four SeasonsAntonio Vivaldi - Nigel Kennedy, English Chamber Orchestra2008Album
Polish SpiritNigel Kennedy2007Album
Blue Note SessionsNigel Kennedy2006Album
Violin Concerto - Introduction & AllegroSir Edward Elgar, Nigel Kennedy, Vernon Handley, The London Philharmonic Orchestra2006Compil.
Beethoven & Bruch: Violin ConcertosNigel Kennedy2005Compil.
Inner ThoughtsNigel Kennedy2005Compil.
Nigel Kennedy Plays BachNigel Kennedy2005Album
Violin & Viola Concertos / The Lark AscendingNigel Kennedy, Sir William Walton, Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, André Previn ; City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle2004Compil.
Vivaldi IINigel Kennedy, Berliner Philharmoniker2004Album
VivaldiNigel Kennedy, Berliner Philharmoniker2003Album
East Meets EastNigel Kennedy And Kroke2003Album
Live At The Cracow Philharmonic HallJarek Śmietana Quintet Featuring Nigel Kennedy2003Album
East Meets EastNigel Kennedy And Kroke2003Album
Nigel Kennedy's Greatest HitsNigel Kennedy2002Compil.
Nigel Kennedy's Greatest HitsNigel Kennedy2002Album
Riders On The Storm - The Doors ConcertoNigel Kennedy, Jaz Coleman2000Album
Kennedy Plays Bach With The Berliner PhilharmonikerNigel Kennedy Plays Johann Sebastian Bach With The Berliner Philharmoniker2000Album
Duos For Violin & CelloNigel Kennedy · Lynn Harrell - Maurice Ravel · Zoltán Kodály · Johann Sebastian Bach · Georg Friedrich Händel - Johan Halvorsen2000Album
The Doors In Concerto - Riders On The Storm - Radio EditsJaz Coleman / Nigel Kennedy2000Album
Classic KennedyNigel Kennedy1999Album
The Greatest Classical Stars On EarthPlacido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Luciano Pavarotti, Lesley Garrett, Nigel Kennedy1998Compil.
Kennedy . KreislerNigel Kennedy, Fritz Kreisler1998Album
ClassicalAndré Previn, Nigel Kennedy, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Simon Rattle, Maria Callas, Jacqueline Du Pré, Placido Domingo, Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu, Vanessa-Mae1997Compil.
Violin Concerto / The Lark AscendingSir Edward Elgar - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Nigel Kennedy, Sir Simon Rattle, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra1997Album
KafkaNigel Kennedy1996Album
KafkaNigel Kennedy1996Album
"Les Quatre Saisons Le Printemps"Antonio Vivaldi / Nigel Kennedy1996Compil.
Autumn RegretsNigel Kennedy1996Single
La Boutique Fantasque / Les Sylphides / Méditation From 'Thais'Gioacchino Rossini / Ottorino Respighi / Frédéric Chopin / Jules Massenet, Nigel Kennedy, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge1996Album
Violin Concerto And Rococo VariationsPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Nigel Kennedy, Paul Tortelier1993Album
Piano Concertos 2 & 3Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Peter Donohoe, Nigel Kennedy - Steven Isserlis, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai1993Compil.
Violinkonzert / Meditation Aus «Thaïs»Johannes Brahms : Boris Belkin · Nigel Kennedy1992Album
Classic CD 23Nigel Kennedy1992Compil.
Tchaikovsky & Sibelius: Violin ConcertosNigel Kennedy, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Jean Sibelius1992Compil.
Beethoven: Violin ConcertoLudwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Nigel Kennedy, NDR Sinfonieorchester, Klaus Tennstedt1992Album
Violin ConcertoNigel Kennedy · Johannes Brahms · The London Philharmonic Orchestra · Klaus Tennstedt1991Album
Salut D'Amour & Other Elgar FavouritesNigel Kennedy1991Album
Plays JazzNigel Kennedy1990Album
Spring - From Vivaldi's Four SeasonsNigel Kennedy1989Single
Summer - From Vivaldi's Four SeasonsNigel Kennedy1989Single
Vivaldi The Four SeasonsNigel Kennedy1989Album
The Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni · Die Vier Jahreszeiten · Les Quatre Saisons)Antonio Vivaldi - Nigel Kennedy, English Chamber Orchestra1989Album
Der HerbstNigel Kennedy1989Single
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto In E Minor · Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 In G Minor · Schubert: Rondo In ANigel Kennedy, Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra - Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Max Bruch, Franz Schubert1988Album
Symphony No.5 / Violin ConcertoJean Sibelius, Sir Simon Rattle, Nigel Kennedy, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra1988Album
Piano Concerto No.2 In G Major (Complete Version)Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Peter Donohoe, Nigel Kennedy, Steven Isserlis, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai1987Album
Let LooseNigel Kennedy1987Album
Violin Concerto • Viola ConcertoSir William Walton / Nigel Kennedy / André Previn / The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra1987Album
Nigel Kennedy Plays Duke Ellington And Bela BartokNigel Kennedy With Alec Dankworth1986Album
Violin Concerto / PoèmePyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Ernest Chausson - Nigel Kennedy, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu1986Album
Lockenhaus Festival 1983Gidon Kremer, Valery Afanassiev, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Eduard Brunner, Valter Dešpalj, Hagen Quartett, Ko Iwasaki, Kim Kashkashian, Nigel Kennedy, Aloys Kontarsky, Cho-Liang Lin, Mischa Maisky, Alexander Rabinovitch, James Tocco, Thomas Zehetmair, Karlheinz Zöller1984Album
Violin ConcertoNigel Kennedy, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vernon Handley, Sir Edward Elgar1984Album
Le Carillon, Meditation From ThaisNigel Kennedy, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge, Jules Massenet1984Album
Strad JazzNigel Kennedy, Peter Pettinger1984Album
Sonata For Violin And PianoSir Edward Elgar, Nigel Kennedy, Peter Pettinger1984Album
La Méditation de ThaîsJules Massenet, Nigel KennedySingle
Piano Concertos 1-3 / Concert FantasyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Peter Donohoe, Nigel Kennedy - Steven Isserlis, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf BarshaiCompil.
Vivaldi I & II: The Four Seasons Plus Other WorksNigel Kennedy, Berliner PhilharmonikerCompil.
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