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| Born | July 20, 1987 |
| Hometown | Irvine, Scotland |
| Parents | Francesca Benedetti , Giovanni Benedetti |
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- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Nicola Benedetti does James MacMillan’s new work proud, plus the best of September’s classical concerts
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra’s season-opening celebration was a substantial new piece from Scotland’s most prominent composer, written for the nation’s starriest soloist. Expectations were always going to be high, and there was understandably quite a buzz in a packed Perth Concert Hall.
- EntertainmentHerald Scotland
Radio: A smorgasbord of angry sanity
WHAT’s your favourite accent? Geordie? Dundonian? Welsh? Jamaican? Right now I’m thinking mine might be the flinty musicality of Icelandic.
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
best top classical concerts recitals reviews September 2022
Nicola Benedetti's presence at the Proms always guarantees a full Albert Hall, and her fans got full value here in at least one sense: playing the longest violin concerto in her repertoire, she was on stage with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for 45 minutes. But it felt like a very long 45 minutes, since the duration of Wynton Marsalis's Violin Concerto in D far exceeds its inspiration.
- EntertainmentEvening Standard
BBC Proms 2022: Nicola Benedetti with the RSNO and Thomas Søndergård review - swinging stuff
4/5 The superstar violinist played Wynton Marsalis’ composition written for her, and he couldn’t have had a better advocate
- NewsThe Guardian
Post-Brexit visa rules a ‘disaster’ for arts, says Edinburgh festival director
Fergus Linehan calls for visa-free travel for British artists to solve logistical problems of touring
- NewsGlasgow Times
Nicola Benedetti CBE appointed honorary president of Royal Conservatoire
Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti has been appointed honorary president of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
- EntertainmentThe Independent
Alan Cumming to star as Robert Burns as part of Edinburgh Festival line-up
More than 2,300 artists will perform during the 75th festival in August.
- CelebrityGlasgow Times
World famous violinist Nicola Benedetti makes shortlist for Scotswoman of the Year
ALL THIS week we have been shining a spotlight on the six spectacular women in the running for the Glasgow Times Scotswoman of the Year 2021 award.
- NewsHerald Scotland
From the Archive: She is a virtuoso at 15. Her mentor was Yehudi Menuhin. Her violin is her best friend. There is only one place left to go ... Glastonbury. Nicola Benedetti in 2003
In 2003 Teddy Jamieson met a teenage Nicola Benedetti at the very start of her career. In the wake of her appointment as the new director of the Edinburgh International Festival we revisit that interview.
- EntertainmentThe Telegraph
Nicola Benedetti becomes first female director of Edinburgh International Festival
Violinist Nicola Benedetti has been named as the next director of the Edinburgh International Festival - becoming both the first woman and the first Scot to take on the role.
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