Concert Calendar

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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: March 20th
Venue: tbc
City: St. Moritz
Country: Switzerland
Programme: Bach and Ellington

Performers : Nigel Kennedy with orchestra and his own ensemble

*Date: March 21st
Venue: tbc
City: Chur
Country: Switzerland
Programme: Bach and Ellington

Performers : Nigel Kennedy with orchestra and his own ensemble

*Date: March 26th
Venue: tbc
City: Budapest
Country: Hungary
Programme: Bach and Ellington

Performers : Nigel Kennedy with orchestra and his own ensemble

* Date: April 10th
Venue: Philharmonie
City: Köln
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 11th
Venue: Philharmonie
City: Essen
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 13th
Venue: Laeiszhalle
City: Hamburg
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 14th
Venue: Oetkerhalle
City: Bielefeld
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 16th
Venue: Konzerthaus
City: Dortmund
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 17th
Venue: Tonhalle
City: Düsseldorf
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 18th
Venue: Gewandhaus
City: Leipzig
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 20th
Venue: Philharmonie
City: Munich
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

2010

* Date: April 21st
Venue: Konzerthaus
City: Freiburg
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 22nd
Venue: Festspielhaus
City: Baden Baden
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 24th
Venue: Audimax
City: Ratisbon
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 25th
Venue: Liederhalle
City: Stuttgart
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 26th
Venue: Kulturpalast
City: Dresden
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 28th
Venue: Philharmonie
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 29th
Venue: Alte Oper
City: Frankfurt
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers: Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: April 30th
Venue: Rosengarten
City: Mannheim
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

* Date: May 2nd
Venue: Meistersingerhalle
City: Nuremburg
Country: Germany
Programme: Bach and Ellington
Performers : Nigel Kennedy with the Orchestra of Life

*May 29th-May 31st: Nigel's Polish Weekend at the South Bank Centre in London, U.K. For all the details, go to NIGEL'S MUSIC.

* Date: June 2nd
Venue: tbc
City: Gateshead
Country: United Kingdom
Programme: tbc
Performers : Nigel Kennedy Quintet

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