Editing Nigel Kennedy (section)

===Since 2000===
In 2000, he recorded ''Riders on the Storm: The Doors Concerto'' (with [[Jaz Coleman]]), a violin-based orchestral version of [[The Doors|Doors]] songs, including "[[Strange Days (Doors song)|Strange Days]]", "[[L.A. Woman]]", "[[The End (The Doors song)|The End]]", and "[[Riders on the Storm]]". On 27 November 2000, Kennedy joined rock group [[The Who]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] to play the violin solo in the song "[[Baba O'Riley]]", released three years later on the album ''[[Live at the Royal Albert Hall (The Who album)|Live at the Royal Albert Hall]]''. Kennedy also played on several tracks – including "[[Experiment IV]]" – by British singer-songwriter [[Kate Bush]], who was a guest on Kennedy's episode of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]''. He was featured on two of [[Sarah Brightman]]'s songs for her 2003 album ''[[Harem (album)|Harem]]''. He has explored [[Klezmer]] music with the Polish jazz band [[Kroke]].<ref>[[Richard Morrison (music critic)|Richard Morrison]], "Nigel Kennedy returns to the BBC Proms". ''[[The Times]]'', 11 July 2008.</ref> In late 2005, Kennedy recorded his first album for the [[Blue Note Records|Blue Note]] jazz label, released as ''Blue Note Sessions'', with [[Ron Carter]] on double bass, [[Jack DeJohnette]] on drums and saxophonist [[Joe Lovano]].

Kennedy returned to the 2008 [[Proms]] after an absence of 21 years, performing [[Edward Elgar|Elgar's]] [[Violin Concerto (Elgar)|Violin Concerto]] and a late-night Prom with the Nigel Kennedy Quintet.<ref>{{cite web |author=[[Anthony Holden]]| url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jul/27/classicalmusicandopera | title=Such affectation, but such virtuosity |work=[[The Observer]]| date=26 July 2008 | access-date=2 January 2015}}</ref> He was appointed artistic director of the Polish Chamber Orchestra and in 2010, founded the Orchestra of Life, an ensemble of mainly Polish musicians.<ref name="DW2016" />

In August 2013, he again returned to the Proms performing ''The Four Seasons'' at a concert featuring Kennedy with a group of young Palestinian musicians, the Palestine Strings from the [[Edward Said National Conservatory of Music|Edward Said Conservatory of Music]], and the Orchestra of Life. According to Michael Church of ''The Independent'', in the first movement "Spring", Kennedy "swerved off-course with a flurry of bird-tweets followed by a jazz riff from his bassist; the staccato chords of the next movement were decorated by a microtonal Arabic riff from one of the guest players".<ref>{{cite news|last=Church|first=Michael|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/classical-review-proms-33-and-34-nigel-kennedy-orientalises-vivaldi-and-mitsuko-uchida-casts-spells-beethoven-8753856.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220620/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/classical-review-proms-33-and-34-nigel-kennedy-orientalises-vivaldi-and-mitsuko-uchida-casts-spells-beethoven-8753856.html |archive-date=20 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Classical review: Proms 33 and 34: Nigel Kennedy Orientalises Vivaldi and Mitsuko Uchida casts spells with Beethoven|work=The Independent|date=9 August 2013|access-date=25 September 2021}}</ref> Near the end of the concert, the BBC removed the violinist's attribution of [[Israel and apartheid|apartheid to Israel]] from the television broadcast on [[BBC4]]. The comments were broadcast live on [[BBC Radio 3]]. A representative of the Corporation said they did not "fall within the editorial remit of the Proms as a classical music festival."<ref name="Tgraph2013">{{cite news| last=Bingham|first=John | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10258077/BBC-accused-of-censorship-after-cutting-Nigel-Kennedys-Israel-statement-from-Proms.html | title=BBC accused of 'censorship' after cutting Nigel Kennedy's Israel statement from Proms | work=The Telegraph | date=21 August 2013 | access-date=25 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="JPost">{{Cite news|date=18 August 2013 | title=Report: BBC to cut Israel 'apartheid' comments from UK concert broadcast | url=http://www.jpost.com/International/Report-BBC-to-cut-Israel-apartheid-remarks-from-UK-concert-broadcast-323419 | work=The Jerusalem Post | access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref> Kennedy said:
{{Blockquote| Ladies and gentlemen, it's a bit facile to say it but we all know from experiencing this night of music tonight, that given equality, and getting rid of apartheid, gives a beautiful chance for amazing things to happen.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dysch|first=Marcus|date=16 August 2013 | title=BBC to cut Kennedy slur from Proms broadcast|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/110366/bbc-cut-kennedy-slur-proms-broadcast|work=The Jewish Chronicle|access-date=18 August 2013}}</ref>}} Kennedy objected to the removal of his remarks from the broadcast. A condition of the booking, to which Kennedy had agreed, was not making such a comment, according to his manager.<ref name="Tgraph2013" />

Kennedy also plays the viola, and has recorded Sir [[William Walton]]'s [[Viola Concerto (Walton)|Viola Concerto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viola-in-music.com/Nigel-Kennedy.html |title=Nigel Kennedy and the viola |publisher=Viola-in-music.com |access-date=11 August 2010}}</ref> Kennedy's own compositions include incidental music for [[Chekhov]]'s play [[Three Sisters (play)|''Three Sisters'']].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kettle|first1=David|title=Review: My World – Kennedy: Dedications, Three Sisters|journal=The Strad|date=March 2017|url=http://www.thestrad.com/review/world-kennedy-dedications-three-sisters/|access-date=23 March 2017|location=Braintree, UK}}</ref> Kennedy published his second autobiography, ''Nigel Kennedy Uncensored!'', in 2021.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kennedy|first=Nigel|year=2021|title=Nigel Kennedy Uncensored!|publisher=Fonthill Media|isbn=978-1-78155-856-0}}; {{cite news|last=Morrison|first=Richard|author-link=Richard Morrison (music critic)|date=18 December 2021|title=''Nigel Kennedy Uncensored!'' review – plays like an angel, acts like a prat|work=[[The Times]]|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/nigel-kennedy-uncensored-by-nigel-kennedy-review-jcmg8grnt}}</ref>