He also studied at the Julliard School in New York under Dorothy DeLay. Kennedy debuted at New York’s Carnegie Hall at 16. His album recording of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons with the English Chamber Orchestra sold more than two million copies and stayed on top of the UK classical music charts for more than a year. He was awarded for Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the BRIT Awards in 1997 and won Male Artist of the Year in 2001. He is also active in politics and is a socialist.