Nigel Kennedy, the bestselling classical violinist, has never forgotten two mentors who helped turn him into a global superstar: Yehudi Menuhin, the classical virtuoso, and Stéphane Grappelli, the great jazz violinist.
Now Kennedy has revealed that he himself has been quietly mentoring young violinists for years, and that two of them will perform with him in London. He told the Observer: “It’s been nice to put something back into the area that’s given me so much.”
