Nigel Kennedy
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1956-12-28
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Nigel Kennedy (Giant Poster)
- Nigel Kennedy
- Get Through DCH Clinical 2E
- Paediatrics and Child Health
- Always playing
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Film & TV
Acting · Brighton, England, UK
Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is an English violinist and violist. His early career was primarily spent performing classical music, and he has since expanded into jazz, klezmer, and other music genres. Kennedy's grandfather was Lauri Kennedy, principal cellist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, and his grandmother was Dorothy Kennedy, a pianist. Lauri and Dorothy Kennedy were Australian,…
Known for
- The Biggest Weekend — Self2018
- Nigel Kennedy at the BBC — Self - Performer2015
- The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill — Self2014
- Q&A — Self - Panellist2008
- Nigel Kennedy Vivaldi Live a La Citadelle2006
- Nigel Kennedy - Plays Bach — Self - Violin2005
- The Who & Special Guests: Live At The Royal Albert Hall — Self - Violin2000
- Vivement dimanche — Self1998
- Sternstunde Kunst — Self1998
- Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self1995
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 141,832
- Total plays
- 1,281,776
Tags
Classicalviolinjazzcontemporary classicalVirtuoso
Nigel Kennedy (born December 28, 1956 in Brighton, England) is a violinist and violist. He was a pupil at the Yehudi Menuhin School, under Yehudi Menuhin himself, and later at the Juilliard School under Dorothy DeLay. Kennedy has done much a to popularise classical music, particularly among young people. He has also performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti. Kennedy expresses concern for the immediate appeal of live performance, and <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Nigel+Kenne
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Particle swarm optimization
· cited 40,133x
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,272x
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,495x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,371x
- A new optimizer using particle swarm theory
· cited 9,366x
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Key dates
- Born
- 28 December 1956
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nigel
- Family name
- Kennedy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Brighton
- Occupation
- conductor
- Educated at
- Yehudi Menuhin School
- Languages spoken
- Polish
- Student of
- Dorothy DeLay
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1956 births21st-century British classical violinists21st-century English male musicians21st-century English violinists21st-century violistsBritish expatriates in PolandBritish violinistsElectric violinistsEMI Classics and Virgin Classics artistsEnglish classical musiciansEnglish classical violinistsEnglish classical violists