Nigel Kennedy has labelled Lynn Harrell the “world’s greatest cellist” following his death at the age of 76. The British violinist, who recorded music and toured with his cello-playing US counterpart, said that Harrell had an “incredible joy of music and of life”.
Harrell’s wife Helen Nightengale announced his death on Tuesday at the age of 76, saying that he “will be missed more than you will ever know”.
Kennedy said that he had received encouragement from Grammy winner Harrell earlier in his career after he had put himself into “self exile” to keep himself away from “mental midgets from record companies and such like”.
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