Until 2006 he had expressed his intention of not appearing on the classical London concert scene with a London orchestra, seen by some as arrogance[5] and stated by Kennedy in terms of frustrated perfectionism: "It all comes down to the amount of rehearsal you get, or don't get, in this country. I insist on three or four sessions prior to a concert, and orchestral administrators won't accommodate that. If I didn't care about getting it right I could do three concerts in the same amount of time and earn three times the money. But you can't do something properly in less time than it takes."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Kennedy

While Nigel Kennedy is one of the leading violinists of his generation, he is also among the most controversial of musicians before the public, owing to his flashy persona, unconventional interpretations, and his seemingly innate sense to capture attention.
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/q33050

Он виртуоз самого высокого уровня, он ставит музыку во главу угла - без компромисов, он не боится экспериментировать, он позволяет себе менять исходный темп (как правило, убыстряет его).