One of Britain's finest violinists, Nigel Kennedy is a colourful and
controversial musician, a master of classical music and one always eager to
experiment and explore other areas, thus blurring the boundaries between
classical, rock, jazz and folk.
The grandson of Lauri Kennedy (principal cellist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
from 1929 until 1935) and the son of John Kennedy (principal cellist with the
Royal Philharmonic), Nigel was a child prodigy and a pupil at the Yehudi Menuhin
School of Music. When he was studying at the Juilliard School in New York at the
age of 16,...