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Performance TitleRoyal Albert Hall Love Classical Festival of Classical Music - An Evening with Nigel Kennedy and Friends: Gala Concert
Performance Date14 March 2017
Performance DayTuesday
Performance Time19:48
Main PerformersNigel Kennedy - violin
Secondary PerformersPeter Adams,
Elizabeth Ball,
Pieter Daniel,
Michael Guttman,
Dominic Kelly,
Robert Plant,
Jean Luc Ponty
Orchestra or BandThe Violinists,
The Orchestra of Life
Set List'Violin Concerto in A Minor BWV 1041', J S Bach, arr. N Kennedy (Band, Orchestra, Nigel Kenndey),
'Passacaglia (After Handel)', J Halvorsen (Nigel Kenndey with Peter Adams),
'Solitude', N Kennedy (Nigel Kennedy with Jean Luc Ponty, Band, Orchestra),
'Melody in the Wind', N Kennedy (Nigel Kennedy with Dominic Kelly, Band, Orchestra),
'Nessun Dorma', G Puccini, arr. N Kennedy (The Violinists, with Michael Guttman and Pieter Daniel, Band, Orchestra),
'Czardasz', V Monti, arr. N Kennedy (The Violinists, with Michael Guttman and Pieter Daniel, Band, Orchestra),
'Dedication to the Lost Lives of the Red Army Choir', Kalinka, arr. Kennedy (The violinists, Band, Orchestra)
INTERVAL
'Southern Seas', G Andreev (Nigel Kennedy with Georgi Andreev, Band),
'Aegean Dances: Sirto and Nesiotiko', G Andreev (Nigel Kennedy with Georgi Andreev, Band),
'Southern Seas', G Andreev (Nigel Kennedy with Georgi Andreev),
'Cosmic Messenger' J L Ponty (Nigel Kennedy with Jean Luc Ponty, Band),
'Don’t Let the World Pass You By' J L Ponty (Nigel Kennedy with Jean Luc Ponty, Band),
'To and Fro', J L Ponty (Nigel Kennedy with Jean Luc Ponty, Band, Orchestra),
INTERVAL
'Crosstown Traffic', J Hendrix (Nigel Kennedy Band, Orchestra)
'Hey Joe' J Hendrix (Nigel Kennedy with Robert Plant, Band),
'Kashmir', Led Zeppelin (Nigel Kennedy with Robert Plant, Band, Orchestra),
Reprise - 'Kasmir', Led Zeppelin,
'Swing 29', D Reinhardt
Performance NotesWorld-renowned violinist Nigel Kennedy will return to the Royal Albert Hall with a special headline show, as part of the Love Classical festival.

Kennedy’s unique talent and extraordinary ability to communicate with audiences have made him one of the world’s most popular and well-respected performers, and this show will be like nothing you’ve ever seen before.

Combining greatest hits and new works, Kennedy will perform a wide ranging repertoire from Bach to Hendrix, world music to jazz, accompanied by a host of incredibly special guests as part of this one-off performance, including Peter Adams, Georgi Andreev, Elizabeth Ball, Pieter Daniel, Michael Guttman, Dominic Kelly, Robert Plant, Jean Luc Ponty, The Violinists and The Orchestra of Life.

Wolrd premiere of The Violinists.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2017/5),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2017/4),
Poster (RAHE/2/2017/5),
Digital Setlist,
Digital Photographs,
Autographs (RAHE/8/1/10)
Ticket Prices£30-£110
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/H3EH4UEH88FKP-
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/6/2017/4Royal Albert Hall Love Classical - Festival of Classical Music4-15 March 2017
RAHE/1/2017/5Royal Albert Hall Love Classical Festival of Classical Music - Nigel Kennedy and Friends: Gala Concert14 March 2017
RAHE/2/2017/5Nigel Kennedy and Friends14 March 2017
RAHE/8/1/10Performers Autograph Book 2016-201714 March 2016-26 September 2017
RAHE/8/7/2017/1Love Classical Festival - Nigel Kennedy and Friends: Gala Concert set list14 March 2017
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work10803Royal Albert Hall Love Classical Festival of Classical Music - Nigel Kennedy and Friends: Gala Concert1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/9Kennedy; Nigel (28 December 1956); British violinist and violist
DS/UK/8729Plant; Robert Anthony (1948-); English musician, singer, songwriter
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