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Winter arts calendar 2012

4690 days ago

Guardian Music — The Observer's critics pick the season's highlights. What are you looking forward to?Download the winter arts calendar 2012January6 Film: The Iron Lady Meryl Streep, working again with Phyllida Law, director of Mamma Mia!, adds Margaret Thatcher (in ... more info

Old music: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble – Little Wing

4710 days ago

Guardian Music — Who needs singing when guitar playing is this good?Jimi Hendrix wrote it in 1967, Derek and the Dominos produced a rip-roaring cover in 1970, but it was Stevie Ray Vaughan who nailed it. Quite simply, if there has been a better guitar performance tha... more info

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Jimmy Savile, eccentric king of children's TV, dies aged 84

4753 days ago

Guardian Music — As tributes pour in for the Fix It host, Tracy McVeigh looks back at an extraordinary career on radio and TVWhere does one begin to describe the life and trademarks of Sir Jimmy Savile, who was discovered dead at his home in Yorkshire on Saturday , j... more info

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Sir Jimmy Savile, 1926-2011

4754 days ago

Guardian Music — A look back over the life of the veteran radio and TV personality, who campaigned and raised money tirelessly for charitySir James – Jimmy – Savile, radio disc-jockey, television personality and indefatigable charity worker delighted in being one... more info

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Kennedy Banned Mother From Shows

4783 days ago

ContactMusic — British violinist Nigel Kennedy banned his late mother from his concerts - because she would drink excessively at his shows and constantly criticise the stars talent The musician had a strained relationship with his pianist mother Scylla who died in ... more info

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Interview: Nigel Kennedy, violinist

4784 days ago

Scotsman.com — Breaking free of his old label's expectations, violinist Nigel Kennedy has let rip with radical reinterpretations of Vivaldi, but is the world ready for a prog-rock vocal more info

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Nigel Kennedy: My plan to put Vivaldi to an electro-beat

4812 days ago

The Telegraph — Violinist Nigel Kennedy tells about his new mixed-genre CD - and reveals the startling update he has in store for 'The Four Seasons'. more info

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Nigel Kennedy accuses fellow violinists of destroying Bach's legacy

4830 days ago

Guardian Music — Violin virtuoso says most performances stripped of passion by musicians who can't play master's works properlyFresh from an acclaimed Proms performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's works for solo violin, Nigel Kennedy has accused the classical music e... more info

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The Proms 2011: week three in review

4834 days ago

Guardian Music — It was quite a week, with the return to the Albert Hall of both Gustavo Dudamel and Nigel Kennedy, and the first time Turntables appeared as a solo instrument. What did you all make of it?The boys and girls of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra w... more info

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