Just surfacing from another mega busy weekend to realise that I missed Nigel Kennedy playing Bach on Satruday evening (BBC R3). Any one hear it? I guess I will catch up on listen again when I have a moment. I wish it had been on TV instead.

He is on the TV, on the Proms Fri 12th. Did not hear him on the radio though ..... terrible

I thoguth he was on tv in september? :S IS IT THIS FRIDAY?

Normally his playing really hacks me off - but that was magical. I've heard him yanking about some Vivaldi, with a degree of rubato which didn't work for me, and out of time, and occasionally also out of tune with the orchestra - but this was delicate of touch, thoughtful, and very very musical .

Yes I cant stand his Vivaldi, and I would be in fear his Bach will be the same, still not to prejudge........

Hi ffliwt, yes apparently this fri on the proms at 7.30 pm. Channel 9 (BBC 4).



I will forgive you!

I have heard him play Bach, (not this recent performance yet though) and it was innovative, a bit wild and fast, amazingly alive, and I honestly don't think Bach would have minded a bit. That's what I find so wonderful about Bach, someone comes up with a really different interpretation and it still sounds true.

Listened to it via IPlayer and it was great - and he was quite funny too.

Whoops, ---- sorry he is not on this friday! ---- given wrong message i think, but i know he is meant to be on later.

*cries* hahaha
apparnetly it WAS on tv on sat ( ithink) but he is on tv in september for sure

He was absolutely amazing - have just booked my tickets to go and see him live next year

Me too - managed to get front row seats for Oxford - so excited! But not as excited as daughter who hasn't stopped hopping around since I told her!

Fantastic

I'M SEEING HIM IN CARDIFF ON SEP 12TH

Hasn't he changed his tour dates to late 2011/12? I only found out because the original dates he was doing I couldn't go to and then I found out online that his concerts had been rescheduled. Never have I got on a phone so quickly

He has, September 12th performance is now 19th January. I think that's how I managed to get such good seats, probably someone couldn't make the rescheduled dates and I was luckily in right place at right time!

Went to visit a friend whose son plays in the NYO. The boy met Nigel Kennedy before he went on stage. apparently he was "well lubricated" before the performance so maybe we all need a little more "lubrication" to play like him!

Just goes to show what a dreadful example this twit is to young players. If he was playing in my back garden I would draw the curtains.

and I was so determined to stay out of this thread!

Strangely my own teacher shares your opinion.

Nah, your all just a tad jealous cause you cant play like him sober or well lubricated

Oh no! You've seen straight through me. I admit it, I'm just jealous. I keep trying, but well lubricated or sober I just end up falling over

I would like to borrow his hands just for a while, preferable during the exam process.

Nothing wrong with his hands. It's his brain I have a problem with.

I don't covet his hands or way of playing at all, and really don't care for his "style" - but still, that last performance I have to admit was different from the normal somewhat self-indulgent stuff I've heard before. It still wouldn't make me go out of my way to see him, but I did have to rethink my opinion of his musicality.

Funny enough i have just read a book about him, i kind of like his way of thinking, but yes his drinking is some think else.

Strange how people differ in their opinion. I do not find him self-indulgent. I think he is fab, intelligent, extremely musical - don't know if you have ever seen him do improvising on the violin?, very inventive, i love his views on various issues. I think he is very mis-understood some what. But, any way every one has their own opinion and entitled to that, so i am not saying you are wrong at all. I have meet a few people that have meet him and say he is very lovely person.