Nigel Kennedy, the traditionalist
September 7th, 2011 § 1 Comment
On guardian.co.uk, on Saturday the 13 August 2011, Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach’s legacy, claiming that most performances are stripped of passion by musicians who can’t play the master’s works properly.
I remember back in the eighties, when Kennedy shocked the classical world with his radical interpretation of Vivaldi’s “seasons”, dressed in a provocative (but really just a contemporary) outfit: jeans and leather jacket. « Read the rest of this entry »
