Kennedy, Ni ‧ gel /ˈnaɪdʒ ə l/ BrE AmE
(1956–) a British musician who plays the ↑ violin and the ↑ viola . He has recorded most of the important violin ↑ concerto s , and his record of Vivaldi's Four Seasons sold many copies and was bought by people who do not normally listen to ↑ classical music. He is known for wearing informal clothes and for having a ↑ spiky ↑ hairstyle . Some people think that his appearance has helped make classical music more popular with young people. He now prefers to be known just by the name Kennedy.