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Nigel Kennedy

Nigel Kennedy learned to play the violin at the age of six. Already at the age of 7 he got a scholarship at the Yehudi-Menuhin School in London. At the age of 16 he went to New York to study classical music at the Julliard School.
In 1979, Nigel Kennedy made his debut at London's Royal Music Hall.
Kennedy not only played classical music but also pop music with the violin and became a kind of enfant terrible of classical music, also due to his punk hairstyle, a pop star of classical music.
Nigel Kennedy sees himself as a border crosser between different styles of music: classic, jazz and pop.
Kennedy plays a violin made by the world-renowned luthier Guarneri del Gesu in 1735.

Due to his extraordinary talent he received the following awards:
- 1990: Rose of Montreux - Producer's Prize
- 1991: Bambi
- 1993: ECHO Pop Classic (international)
- 2000: ECHO Klassik: Instrumentalist of the Year for his album Classic Kennedy
- 2001: Classical BRIT Award - Male Artist of the Year
- 2001: ECHO Klassik: Instrumentalist of the Year
- 2002: ECHO Klassik: Special prize Ambassador of Music
- 2003: Baloise Session Award - Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2008: ECHO Klassik: Instrumentalist of the Year for his album Polish Spirit

albums

- 1984: Edgar Elgar - Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
- 1984: Nigel Kennedy Plays Jazz
- 1984: Salut d'Amour & other Elgar Favourites
- 1986: Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D major Op. 35 / Chausson - Poème for Violin and Orchestra
- 1988: Bruch - Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor/ Schubert - Rondo in A for violin and strings / Meldesohn - Violin Concerto in E minor
- 1986: Bartok - Sonata for Solo Violin / Duke Ellington - Mainly Black
- 1987: Walton - Viola Concerto / Violin Concerto
- 1987: Let Loose
- 1988: Sibelius - Violin Concerto, Symphony No.5
- 1989 Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
- 1991 Brahms - Violin Concerto in D
- 1992: Just Listen: Sibelius - Violin Concerto/ Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto
- 1992: Beethoven - Violin Concerto/ J. S. Bach- Preludio from Partita No. 3, Allegro Assai from Sonata No. 3
- 1993: Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto in D major
- 1993: Variations On A Rococo Theme
- 1993: Music in Colors
- 1996: Kafka
- 1997: Elgar - Violin Concerto in B minor op. 61 / Williams - The Lark Ascending
- 1998: Kreisler
- 1999: Classic Kennedy
- 1999: The Kennedy Experience - Inspired by the music of Jimi Hendrix
- 2000: Duos For Violin & Cello
- 2000: Riders On The Storm - The Doors Concerto
- 2000: Kennedy plays Bach
- 2002: Greatest Hits
- 2003: East Meets East
- 2003: Vivaldi
- 2004: Vivaldi II
- 2004: Great Artist of the Century: Walton: Violin/Viola Concertos
- 2005: Inner Thoughts
- 2006: Kennedy plays Bach
- 2006: Great Recordings of the Century - Elgar: Violin Concerto in B minor, Introduction and Allegro
- 2006: Blue Note Sessions
- 2006: Nigel Kennedy (Vivaldi - live À La Citadelle)
- 2007: Platinum Collection
- 2007: Polish Spirit
- 2008: A Very Nice Album
- 2008: Beethoven - Violin Concerto / Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4 / Horace Silver - Creepin' In
- 2009: Four Seasons 20th Anniversary
- 2010: Shhh!
- 2010: The Very Best Of Nigel Kennedy
- 2011: The Four Elements
- 2012: Nigel Kennedy-Five-in-One
- 2013: Recital
- 2016: My World
- 2022: Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

David Garrett

The German violinist David Garrett is best known for his crossover projects as a violin rebel. However, he began his career with classical music. So already at the age of 5 he won a prize in the competition
"Youth makes music". At the age of 10 DAVID GARRETT made his stage debut.
As the youngest artist, already at the age of 13, he received a contract with the well-known "Deutsche Grammophon" company.
From a young age, Garrett worked with world-renowned conductors such as Claudio Abbado and Yehudi Menuhin.
From 1999 to 2004, Garrett studied musicology and composition at the Juilliard School in New York. He was taught, among others, by the famous violinist Itzak Perlmann.
-He won a composition competition in 2003 with a fugue in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Garrett has also been seen as an actor. In 2013 he played the famous violin virtuoso Nicolo Paganini in the film The Devil's Violinist.
David Garrett currently plays 2 world-famous violins, namely the Stradivarius "Ex Busch", built in 1716.
and the "Prince Doria" built in 1734 by Guarneri del Gesù in Cremona.

awards

- 2007: Virtuoso - double platinum status
- 2008: Encore" double platinum status and "
- 2008: Echo Classic
- 2010: Echo Classic
- 2010: Rock Symphonies" double platinum status.
- 2011: ECHO best artist rock/pop (national)
- 2013: Bambi Category Classic

The following albums by David Garrett have already been released:

- 1995: Beethoven “Spring Sonata • Spring”
- 1995: Mozart: Violin Concertos
- 1997: Paganini Caprices
- 2001: Tchaikovsky, Conus: Violin Concertos
- 2007: Free (aka: Virtuoso
- 2008: Encore
- 2009 : Classic Romance
- 2010: Rock Symphonies
- 2011: Legacy
- 2012: Music
- 2013 Garrett vs Paganini
- 2014: Timeless – Brahms & Bruch Violin Concertos
- 2015: Explosives
- 2017: Rock Revolution
- 2020: Alive - My Soundtrack

Sarah Chang

Sarah Chang was born in Philadelphia in 1980.
She made her first appearances at the age of 5.
Sarah Chang then had her debut in “Carnegie Hall”. Sarah Chang is so popular with her audience that her concerts are often sold out. In Seoul (2001) 45,000 people followed her impressive performance.
The famous violin virtuoso Isaac Stern has been Sarah Chang's mentor since she was 6 years old. From him she acquired her favorite instrument, a violin made by the famous Italian master Joseph Guarneri del Gesù in 1717.

awards

-1993 Gramophone Awards
- 1993 Echo
- 1994 Newcomer of the Year award at the International Classical Music Awards
- 1999 Avery Fisher Prize
- 1999 Nan Pa Prize of Korea
- 2004 Hollywood Bowl's Hall of Fame Award as the youngest person to date
- 2005 International Accademia Musicale Chigiana Prize in Siena

Previous Albums

- 1991 debut. Works by Sarasate, Elgar and Paganini
- 1993 Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances 1, 2, 4, 7; Peter Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto op 35. Conductor: Colin Davis
- 1994 Niccolo Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1; Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise and Introduction and Rondo. Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra, Conductor: Wolfgang Sawallisch
- 1996 Édouard Lalo: Symphony Espagnole; Henri Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 5. Orchestra: Concertgebouw Orchestra (Lalo)/Philharmonia Orchestra (Vieuxtemps), Conductor: Charles Dutoit
- 1997 Simply Sarah. (released in the US only)
- 1998 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Jean Sibelius: Violin Concertos. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic, Conductor: Mariss Jansons
- 1999 Sweet Sorrow. Works by Vitali, Gluck, Brahms, Lalo, Vieuxtemps, Paganini, Sibelius, Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns
- 1999 Richard Strauss: Violin Concerto and Violin Sonata. Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor and piano: Wolfgang Sawallisch
- 2000 Karl Goldmark: Violin Concerto op. 29. Orchestra: Gürzenich Orchestra, conductor: James Conlon
- 2001 Fire and Ice. Works by Sarasate, Massenet, Ravel, Beethoven, J. S. Bach, Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic, Conductor: Plácido Domingo
- 2002 Antonín Dvořák, Peter Tchaikovsky: String sextets (with other artists) Souvenir de Florence
- 2003 Classical Legends. Compilation with Sarah Chang and other artists
- 2004 French Violin Sonatas. Piano: Lars Vogt
- 2004 Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphonies. Disc 4: The Lark Ascending. Conductor: Bernard Haitink
- 2005 Masterpieces of chamber music. Compilation with Sarah Chang and other artists, 3 CD
- 2005 Andrew Lloyd Webber: Fantasy/Woman in White.
- 2006 Dmitri Shostakovich: Violin Concerto No. 1; Sergej Prokofieff: Violin Concerto No. 1. Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic, Conductor: Simon Rattle
- 2007 Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
- 2009: Max Bruch and Brahms - Violin Concertos