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Aged 16, [[Stéphane Grappelli]] invited the 16-year-old prodigy to appear alongside him at [[New York]]'s [[Carnegie Hall]], under the threat from his teachers at the Julliard that it would ruin his classical career.<ref name="GuardArt1">[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1882886,00.html 'If you need a pillock, call me'] Guardian Arts - September 29, 2006</ref> He made his recording debut in 1984 with the [[Edward Elgar|Elgar]] [[Violin Concerto (Elgar)|Violin Concerto]], but most know Kennedy through his groundbreaking interpretation of [[Vivaldi]]'s ''"[[The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)|The Four Seasons]]"'' recorded in [[1989]], that became one of the best selling classical albums of all time.<ref name="CNN1">[http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9908/23/wb.kennedy/ Not quite Vivaldi: Nigel Kennedy remembers Hendrix] CNN.com - August 23, 1999</ref>
In [[1999]] [[Sony Classical]] released a recording entitled ''[[The Kennedy Experience]]'', which featured [[Musical improvisation|improvisational recordings]] of [[Jimi Hendrix]] [[Musical composition|compositions]]. According to a [[BBC]] interview with Kennedy, the violinist stated that this recording is "an album of music inspired by Jimi Hendrix. It is an extended instrumental work in six [[movements]] - each movement a [[classical music|classical]] [[interpretation]] of a Hendrix song."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/368573.stm Interview with Nigel Kennedy on his album of Jimi Hendrix compositions] from the [[BBC News]] website</ref> On the recording, Kennedy is accompanied by seven other musicians, and the lineup includes two [[cellos]], an [[oboe]], two [[guitars]], a [[dobro]], [[flute]], and [[double bass]].▼
Kennedy expresses concern{{Citequote}} for the immediate appeal of live performance, and often records entire works or movements in single 'takes' to preserve this sense in his recordings. He also introduces improvisatory elements in his performances, as in his [[Jimi Hendrix]]-inspired [[cadenza]] to the [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] violin concerto and his [[jazz]] and [[jazz-rock fusion|fusion]] recordings.▼
▲In [[1999]] [[Sony Classical]] released a recording entitled ''[[The Kennedy Experience]]'', which featured [[Musical improvisation|improvisational recordings]] of [[Jimi Hendrix]] [[Musical composition|compositions]]. According to a [[BBC]] interview with Kennedy, the violinist stated that this recording is "an album of music inspired by Jimi Hendrix. It is an extended instrumental work in six [[movements]] - each movement a [[classical music|classical]] [[interpretation]] of a Hendrix song."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/368573.stm Interview with Nigel Kennedy on his album of Jimi Hendrix compositions] from the [[BBC News]] website</ref> On the recording, Kennedy is accompanied by seven other musicians, and the lineup includes two [[cellos]], an [[oboe]], two [[guitars]], a [[dobro]], [[flute]], and [[double bass]].
On November 27, 2000, Kennedy joined [[rock music|rock group]] [[The Who]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] to play the violin solo on the classic song [[Baba O'Riley]]. The recording can be found on the album ''[[Live at the Royal Albert Hall]]'', which was released three years later. Kennedy has played on several tracks by British singer/songwriter [[Kate Bush]], who was a guest on Kennedy's episode of ''[[This Is Your Life (UK TV series) | This Is Your Life]]''.
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Kennedy's carefully maintained loutish persona is seen by some as abrasive and limiting to his career, citing as an example his use of a '[[mockney]]' accent instead of the [[received pronunciation]] he had when he was interviewed as a child in 1964 on the BBC's ''Town and Around.''
He presently refuses to appear on the classical London concert scene with a London orchestra, seen by some as arrogance and stated by Kennedy in terms of frustrated perfectionism: "It all comes down to the amount of rehearsal you get, or don't get, in this country. I insist on three or four sessions prior to a concert, and orchestral administrators won't accommodate that. If I didn't care about getting it right I could do three concerts in the same amount of time and earn three times the money. But you can't do something properly in less time than it takes."<ref name="GuardArt1"/>
▲Kennedy expresses concern{{Citequote}} for the immediate appeal of live performance, and often records entire works or movements in single 'takes' to preserve this sense in his recordings. He also introduces improvisatory elements in his performances, as in his [[Jimi Hendrix]]-inspired [[cadenza]] to the [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]] violin concerto and his [[jazz]] and [[jazz-rock fusion|fusion]] recordings.
===Personal life===
When not touring, Kennedy divides his time between residences in [[Malvern, Worcestershire]] (where his ex-wife and son live), and [[Kraków]] where he lives with his [[Poland|Polish]] second wife, Agnieska.<ref name="GuardArt1"/>
Away from his musical career, Kennedy is a supporter of [[English Premiership]] football club [[Aston Villa]] (in whos colours he once painted his [[Rolls Royce]]),<ref name="CNN1"/> and [[Cracovia]], in whos 100th anniversary in club replica kit he appeared.
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