Nigel Kennedy

British-born violinist and violist (born 1956)
Person Human Q159978

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20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
December 28, 1956
Place of birth
Brighton
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Award received
Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis‎, Bambi Award, Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year, Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year, Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year, Classic Brit Awards, Brit Award for Classical Recording[11][12][13][14][15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Polish[28][29]
Described by source
BEIC Digital Library[27]
Family name
Kennedy[20]
Given name
Nigel[21]
Name in native language
Nigel Paul Kennedy[30]
Record label
EMI Classics[18]
Residence
Kraków[19]
Start of work period
1984[31]
🏷️ Also known as
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
119072203
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Nigel Kennedy 2009.jpg ↗
Acharts.co artist ID
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Album of the Year artist ID
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Alexander Turnbull Library ID
296402
AllMovie person ID
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AllMusic artist ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Apple Music artist ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BFI Films, TV and people ID (archived)
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Bandcamp profile ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Billboard artist ID
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Boomplay artist ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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DR music artist ID
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Deezer artist ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Elonet person ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Facebook username
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Genius artist ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Instagram username
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J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Last.fm ID
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Laut.de artist ID
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Libris-URI
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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MYmovies person ID
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Munzinger person ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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Myspace ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NNDB people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810642754105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1617233
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070910693
Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3921717
Open Library ID
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PORT person ID
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Prabook ID
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Rate Your Music artist ID
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Rotten Tomatoes ID
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SBN author ID
BVEV105397
SELIBR ID
212486
SVKKL authority ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Shazam artist ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Spotify artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
328136
TMDB person ID
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TV Guide person ID (former scheme)
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The Guardian topic ID
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The Oxford Dictionary of Music entry ID
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Tidal artist ID
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WhoSampled artist ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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ČSFD person ID
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Summary

Nigel Kennedy was born on December 28, 1956[1], in Brighton[2]. He has worked as a violinist[3], jazz musician[4], violist[5], composer[6], and conductor[7].

FAQs

Where was Nigel Kennedy born?

Nigel Kennedy was born in Brighton[2].

What did Nigel Kennedy do for work?

Nigel Kennedy worked as a violinist[3], jazz musician[4], violist[5], composer[6], and conductor[7].

Where did Nigel Kennedy go to school?

Nigel Kennedy was educated at Juilliard School[9] and Yehudi Menuhin School[10].

What awards did Nigel Kennedy receive?

Honors received include Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis‎[11], Bambi Award[12], and Echo Klassik – Instrumentalist of the Year[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . rp-online.de. Retrieved . rp-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org. doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 1d ago · Bargioni · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → BVEV105397
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: BVEV105397, Matched to Nigel Kennedy (#329984647) in SBN persons with…"
  3. 12d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Album of the Year artist ID → 19586
    "Created claim: Album of the Year artist ID: 19586, Matched to Nigel Kennedy (#235306338) in Album of the Year ar…"
  4. 23d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "source for place of birth, source for date of birth from Store norske leksikon (OKA bot…"
  5. 5w ago · Herodotptlomeu · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 0754-2481-8B54-4927-4562
    Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID → nigel-kennedy
    "Created claim: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: nigel-kennedy, Matched to Nigel Kennedy (#327068661) in GEC — Biogr…"
  6. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student of → Dorothy DeLay
    SVKKL authority ID → 0341855-Kennedy-Nigel-1956
    Official website → http://www.nigelkennedy.com, https://www.nigelkennedy.co.uk/
    Record label → EMI Classics
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0341855-Kennedy-Nigel-1956, batch #259493"
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