NIGEL Kennedy is performing a charity concert in Cheltenham this weekend.

The famous violin virtuoso will be at the Centaur Centre on Saturday (July 23) and at Birmingham's Symphony Hall on Sunday, July 24. He will perform Elgar's Violin Concerto in B Minor Op 61 as well as Polish composer Emil Mlynarski's Violin Concerto No 2 in D Minor for Violin and Orchestra Op 16 with the English Symphony Orchestra.

The concerts are raising money for Acorns Children's Hospices. Call 01386 791045 (Cheltenham) or 0121 7803333 (Birmingham) for more details.