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Concert Calendar

Check out Nigel's violins and his concert dates....

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. Slawek Melaniuk took the picture of the acoustic violin and the electric violin at the Kennedy/Kroke concert in Sopot, Poland in February, 2011.

Nigel's concert violin is a Bergonzi. Carlo Bergonzi (21 December 1683 – 9 February 1747) was an Italian luthier who apprenticed with Hieronymos Amati, collaborated with Joseph Guarneri, and is considered the greatest pupil of Antonio Stradivari. The jazz violin is a customized five-string 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

2012

* Date: February 3rd

Venue: The Vortex Jazz Club

City: London
Country: United Kingdom

Programme: Bach meets Fats Waller

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins);Jarek Smietana (guitar); Yaron Stavi (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

* Date: February 7th

Venue: Dewan Filharmonic Petronas

City: Kuala Lumpar
Country: Malaysia

Programme: Bach meets Fats Waller

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins); Jarek Smietana (guitar); Yaron Stavi (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

* Date: February 9th

Venue: Cultural Centre

City: Hong Kong
Country: China

Programme: Bach meets Fats Waller

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins); Jarek Smietana (guitar); Yaron Stavi (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

* Date: February 11th

Venue: National Concert Hall

City: Taipei
Country: Taiwan

Programme: Bach meets Fats Waller

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins); Jarek Smietana (guitar); Yaron Stavi (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

* Date: February 12th

Venue: Chungshan Hall

City: Taichung
Country: Taiwan

Programme: Bach meets Fats Waller

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins); Jarek Smietana (guitar); Yaron Stavi (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

* Date: February 14th

Venue: Opera House

City: Guangzhou
Country: China

Programme: Bach meets Fats Waller

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins); Jarek Smietana (guitar); Yaron Stavi (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

* Date: February 16th

Venue: Exhibition Centre

City: Beijing
Country: China

Programme: Bach meets Fats Waller

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins); Jarek Smietana (guitar); Yaron Stavi (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

* Date: February 18th

Venue: Oriental Arts Centre

City: Shanghai
Country: China

Programme: Bach meets Fats Waller

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins); Jarek Smietana (guitar); Yaron Stavi (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

* Date: February 20th

Venue: Concert Hall, Cultural Centre

City: Tokyo
Country: Japan

Programme: Bach meets Fats Waller

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins); Jarek Smietana (guitar); Yaron Stavi (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

* Date: March 17th

Venue: Kazimierz, Gorski 8

City: Gdynia
Country: Poland

Programme: Hendrix

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins); Doug Boyle (guitar); Piotr Wylezol (keyboards); Adam Kowalewski (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

* Date: March 18th

Venue: Club Stodola

City: Warsaw
Country: Poland

Programme: Hendrix

Performers: Nigel Kennedy (violins); Doug Boyle (guitar); Piotr Wylezol (keyboards); Adam Kowalewski (bass); Krzyzstof Dziedzic (drums)

Date: March 28th*
Venue: tbc

City: Budapest
Country: Hungary
Programme: tbc
Performers: Nigel Kennedy Quintet

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2012

* Date: March 29th

Venue: Filharmonica Banatul

City: Timisoara
Country: Romania

Programme: tbc

Performers: Nigel Kennedy Quintet

* Date: May 11th

Venue: City Hall

City: Cork
Country: Ireland

Programme: Dvorak: Symphony No. 8; Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major

Performers: Cork Symphony Orchestra; Nigel Kennedy

* Date: May 22nd

Venue: tbc

City: Norwich
Country: United Kingdom

Programme: tbc

Performers: Nigel Kennedy Quintet

* Date: May 27th

Venue: Perth Concert Hall

City: Perth
Country: United Kingdom

Programme: Brahms: Academic Overture; Elgar: Enigma variations; Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major

Performers: Philharmonic Orchestra; Nigel Kennedy

* Date: May 30th

Venue: Fairfield Hall

City: Croydon
Country: United Kingdom

Programme: Brahms: Academic Overture; Elgar: Enigma variations; Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major

Performers: Philharmonic Orchestra; Nigel Kennedy

* Date: June 1st

Venue: The Hexagon

City: Reading
Country: United Kingdom

Programme: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, 'Pathetique';Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major

Performers: Philharmonic Orchestra; Nigel Kennedy

* Date: June 2nd

Venue: Royal and Derngate
City: Northampton
Country: United Kingdom

Programme: Brahms: Academic Overture; Elgar: Enigma variations; Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major

Performers: Philharmonic Orchestra; Nigel Kennedy

* Date: June 8th

Venue: Festival Kvarna

City: Opatija
Country: Croatia

Programme: tbc

Performers: Nigel Kennedy Quintet

* Date: June 12th

Venue: Festival Hall
City: London
Country: United Kingdom

Programme: Brahms: Academic Overture; Elgar: Enigma variations; Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major

Performers: Philharmonic Orchestra; Nigel Kennedy

* Date: July 20th

Venue: Citadel Music Festival

City: Berlin
Country: Germany

Programme: The Four Seasons

Performers: Nigel Kennedy; Orchestra of Life; Nigel Kennedy Band

* Date: July 31st

Venue: Kloster Hirsau

City: Calw
Country: Germany

Programme: Calwer Klostersommer 2012

Performers: Nigel Kennedy Quintet

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