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Concert Calendar

DON'T SKIP THIS.....IT'S IMPORTANT !

Concerts are not confirmed until contracts have been signed by all relevant parties. Confirmed concerts are marked with an * , the others have yet to be confirmed. I list them here as it may help you to know what to watch for and plan ahead, but be sure to check back here before you buy tickets.

These are Nigel's actual violins. Jeff took the pictures in Nigel's dressing room at Kino Kijow in Krakow in October 2006.

Nigel's concert violin is a del Gesu Guarnieri, made in 1736, and is a beautiful instrument. Nigel calls it "Kylie," after Kylie Minogue, because, he says, it is small and perfectly formed and has a neat little behind, just like her. The jazz violin is a Violectra (click http://www.violectra.co.uk/) which produces the most amazing sounds when Nigel plays it..........they are hard to describe and must be heard in concert to be really appreciated.

At whatever time he gets up in the morning, he spends the first few hours of the day practicing. He begins every day with an hour playing Bach - "That's the best thing for my chops, and it's good spiritually to start off with" - and then moves to electric violin, practising different jazz progressions "to sharpen up the head".

He is passionately committed to all the kinds of music that he plays.

CONCERT DATES

2010

* Date: September 1st
Venue: tbc
City: Plovdiv
Country: Bulgaria
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy, Orchestra of Life, Nigel Kennedy Quintet

* Date: September 4th
Venue: tbc
City: Warsaw
Country: Poland
Programme: Klezmer
Performers : Nigel Kennedy and Kroke

* Date: September 5th
Venue: tbc
City: Sopot
Country: Poland
Programme: Klezmer
Performers : Nigel Kennedy and Kroke

* Date: September 7th
Venue: Wasserwerk Art and Culture
City: Hildesheim
Country:Germany
Programme: Music from Shhh !
Performers: Nigel Kennedy Quintet

* Date: September 9th
Venue: tbc
City:Gutersloh
Country:Germany
Programme: Music from Shhh !
Performers: Nigel Kennedy Quintet

*Date: September 14th,15th
Venue: Muzyczna Owczarnia
City: Krakow
Country: Poland
Programme: tribute to Jimi Hendrix

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violin);Z-Star(vocals);Orphy Robinson (vibraphone); Doug Boyle (guitar);Piotr Wylezol (keyboards);Adam Kowalewski (bass);Krzysztof Dziedzic (drums); Sonja Schebeck (violin); Lukasz Laxy (cello) (violin e.

* Date: September 17th, 18th
Venue: Ronnie Scott's
City:London
Country:United Kingdom
Programme: tribute to Jimi Hendrix
Performers: Nigel Kennedy and special guests
(I think it's safe to assume that they will be the same as in Poland.)

2010

* Date: September 21st
Venue: tbc
City: Wroclaw
Country: Poland
Programme: Music from Shhh !
Performers: Nigel Kennedy Quintet

* Date: September 25th
Venue: tbc
City: Bad Woerishofen
Country:Germany
Programme: Ellington
Performers: Nigel Kennedy, Orchestra of Life, Nigel Kennedy Quintet

* Date: October 23rd, 24th
Venue: tbc
City: Moscow
Country: Russia
Programme: Music from Shhh !
Performers:  Nigel Kennedy Quintet

* Date: November 1st
Venue: Symphony Hall
City: Birmingham
Country: United Kingdom
Programme: Vivaldi, incuding Four Seasons
Performers:  Nigel Kennedy and Orchestra of Life

* Date: November 3rd
Venue: Royal Albert Hall
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Programme: Vivaldi, incuding Four Seasons
Performers:  Nigel Kennedy and Orchestra of Life

* Date: November 4th
Venue: Bridgewater Hall
City: Manchester
Country: United Kingdom
Programme: Vivaldi, incuding Four Seasons
Performers:  Nigel Kennedy and Orchestra of Life

* Date: November 30th
Venue: Palais des Congres
City: Paris
Country: France
Programme: Vivaldi and Bach
Performers: Nigel Kennedy and Orchestra of Life

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