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Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956) is a British-born violinist and violist. He made his early career in the classical field, and he has performed and recorded most of the major violin concerti. He later included jazz, klezmer, and other genres in his repertoire.
Nigel Kennedy's grandfather was Lauri Kennedy, a British-born musician and principal cellist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, who played with Fritz Kreisler, Jascha Heifetz, Arthur Rubinstein, and others. His grandmother was Dorothy Kennedy, a pianist, who accompanied John McCormack and taught Enrico Caruso's children. Lauri and Dorothy settled in Australia, where their son, the cellist John Kennedy, was born. At the age of 24, John moved to England and joined the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, later becoming the principal cellist of Sir Thomas Beecham's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. While in England, John developed a relationship with an English pianist, Scylla Stoner, with whom he eventually toured in 1952 as part of the Llewellyn-Kennedy Piano Trio (with the violinist Ernest Llewellyn; Stoner was billed as "Scylla Kennedy" although she and John never married). However, John ultimately left Stoner and returned to Australia, unaware she was pregnant by him. John remained unaware of the existence of his son, Nigel Kennedy, until they met for the first time when Nigel was 11. Nigel Kennedy has about 30 close relatives in Australia, whom he visits whenever he tours there.
(English Translation)
Laugh at something serious
Cry from something funny
In half light
Green has now changed silver
The moonlight
Shines down on rolling hills
Yeah
Hello Edward Elgar
I feel your spirit here
I'm here too
Hills, dark yet light
Transfigured into something new
Almost reached the top
Radiant mist on the fields, rising
Look at Duffy looking
A sea of clouds has almost reached our feet
Whatever's happening in ming?
Oh Yeah
Miracles that I'm going to find
I believe
Time stands still while the mist recedes - glow white
And still the moonlight casts it's spell, transfigured night
When we experience eternity
Change can bring reality
(Woolspiel Translation)
Laugh at something serious
Cry from something funny
Leh arf light
Re has not la sliver
Ma oom light
Shies don on er rolling hills
Nighh
Han a edwen elgar
I feel your spirit heegrp
Nie meng too
Hills la cliss bite
Nans figured into something noow ah oooh
Frome mash breach fitar
Rain yet mes fuck ard ills, rising
Lok hat duffy look ed
Ars see on brown eyes ork usfres off frest
What ever's ap ning en my mike?
Ar yeh
Ril laf oz that i'm going to fine
Wi me ee
Stime stad still while my mistresses - so wot
Hand stell my moonlight harse re spel night transfigured flight
When we experience eternity