Nigel Kennedy has overturned the world of classical music. He has become a cult figure, a virtuoso violinist who has reached millions of people through his performances. Here, Kennedy writes of his unusual childhood, his turbulent education, and how his convictions and triumphs have shaped his remarkable career.
Nigel Kennedy changed the course of classical music in 1989 with his multi- million selling Vivaldi 'Four Seasons'. Instead of an Introduction, the virtuoso violinist opens his new Uncensored Memoir with a tongue-in-cheek 'Warning'. It sets the tone for a truly original memoir that is as playful, unconventional and carefully executed as his music.
Der englische Geiger Nigel Kennedy, Jahrgang 1956, im klassischen Musikbetrieb ebenso bekannt wie in der Jazz- und Rockszene, schildert auf unterhaltsame Weise seinen Werdegang vom mustergültigen Stipendiaten der Yehudi-Menuhin-Stiftung bis zum eigenwilligen Solisten.