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Violinist Nigel Kennedy cancels concert after Classic FM stops Hendrix tribute
guardian ^
| 9/20/21
Posted on 09/20/2021 1:52:05 PM PDT by mylife
Violinist Nigel Kennedy has pulled out of a concert at the Royal Albert Hall with only days to go after accusing the radio station Classic FM of preventing him from performing a Jimi Hendrix tribute.
Kennedy said the “culturally prejudiced” decision amounted to “musical segregation”, with the station he now calls “Jurassic FM” preferring him to play Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in Wednesday’s show.
He intended to play some Hendrix with Chineke!, an orchestra of young black and ethnically diverse musicians, until he was told the rock star was “not suitable” for the station’s desired audience. Classic FM, which was hosting the event, preferred for him to play Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.
He said that he felt he had no option to withdraw after being informed of the station’s decision.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: classicfm; jimihendrix; nigelkennedy; royalalberthall
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classical music, "call and response" is the basis of rock and roll
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posted on
09/20/2021 1:52:05 PM PDT
by
mylife
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posted on
09/20/2021 1:53:41 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Maybe I'm just strange but I can appreciate hearing "Hey Joe" by Jimi Hendrix after listening to Beethoven's 6th Symphony.
It doesn't have to be all one or all the other.
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posted on
09/20/2021 1:54:34 PM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(I am 293 days away from outliving Andrew Gold)
To: mylife
If a Jazz station refused to play Rap, would that be racist?
To: mylife
I was subjected to Nigel Kennedy’s “Four Season’s”. Ot’s okay, but he stuck in this purposeful dissonance between two of the seasons (I forget which ones) that was VERY overdone.
Mr. Kennedy has enough money to disregard his audience. Maybe it is time to give another conductor a shot.
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posted on
09/20/2021 1:56:30 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: mylife
I always thought Nigel Kennedy tried too hard to be edgy and cool.
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posted on
09/20/2021 1:58:10 PM PDT
by
Sans-Culotte
(11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
In other news today, Keef Richards had a wee in his garden...
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posted on
09/20/2021 1:58:52 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Violinist Nigel Kennedy has pulled out of a concert at the Royal Albert Hall with only days to go after accusing the radio station Classic FM of preventing him from performing a Jimi Hendrix tribute. Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.
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posted on
09/20/2021 1:58:55 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: SamAdams76
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posted on
09/20/2021 1:59:33 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: mylife
Did they hire him to do that?
No?
Then play what they requested or go home...
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posted on
09/20/2021 2:00:15 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
To: SamAdams76
It doesn't have to be all one or all the other.
No, it doesn't, but all of us with our peculiar tastes don't agree with each other. My own personal playlist has Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Serenade" after Laura Branigan's "Gloria". Few would want that combination. I have use for neither "Hey Joe" nor hazes of any particular hue . . . ever.
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posted on
09/20/2021 2:00:46 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Yo-Yo
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posted on
09/20/2021 2:01:05 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Mr. K
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posted on
09/20/2021 2:01:48 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: SamAdams76
I like the Kronos Quartet’s version of “Purple Haze”
To: mylife
I really like Nigel.
A lot of classical purists don’t.
He is a strange cat...
His Vivaldi four seasons is my favorite.
He uses harmonics in a way most don’t.
Yes,very flashy player wears suits with holes in them.
He is a weirdo artist.
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posted on
09/20/2021 2:04:07 PM PDT
by
right way right
(May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope. )
To: mylife
They can play some Four Seasons, too. Walk Like a Man, Sherry, Dawn. It’s all good.
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posted on
09/20/2021 2:05:46 PM PDT
by
Larry Lucido
(Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
To: mylife
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posted on
09/20/2021 2:08:45 PM PDT
by
heavy metal
(smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
To: Larry Lucido
frankie valli bites the bag!!
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posted on
09/20/2021 2:09:14 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: heavy metal
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posted on
09/20/2021 2:10:46 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: Sans-Culotte
I always thought Nigel Kennedy tried too hard to be edgy and cool. Never heard of him before. Let me just check out a quick image search ... hold on ... hmm. I see.
Yup, diagnosis confirmed.
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posted on
09/20/2021 2:11:11 PM PDT
by
pepsi_junkie
(Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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