Nicola Benedetti Violin

Violinist Nicola Benedetti has captivated audiences and critics alike with her musicality and poise. In recent seasons Nicola has performed with almost all of the UK and Ireland’s major symphony orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestras, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony orchestra and the RTE Orchestra. As word of her immense musicality and ability to reach audiences has spread, she has received invitations to work with a list of international orchestras that include the Deutsche Symphony Orchestra in Berlin, the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich, NDR Orchester in Ljubljana, Het Brabants Orkest, the Orchestre de Picardie, KBS Symphony and the Japan Philharmonic. Nicola’s busy schedule has also seen her perform in North America with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and with the Vancouver, Colorado, Phoenix, Toronto and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestras. Nicola has recently performed the Glazunov and Sibelius violin concerti with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Ashkenazy and Segerstam and the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Russian National Orchestra under Pletnev. Performances in Prague with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Jakub Hrusa were followed by a tour of the UK in autumn 2009, along with a highly successful debuts at the Tivoli Festival in Copenhagen and the Echternach Festival in Luxembourg. She makes her BBC Proms Debut in August 2010, and other future highlights include her debut with the Dallas and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras, performances with the orchestras of Montpellier and Pau in France, and a performance of the Bruch Violin Concerto at the Royal Albert Hall. Nicola performs in chamber music concerts throughout the UK and Europe with her regular trio. Along with cellist Leonard Elschenbroich and pianist Alexei Grynyuk, she has performed at Schloss Elmau and as part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, the Jersey International Music Festival, and the Thaxted Festival. Nicola has also played chamber music at the Verbier Festival, Tuscan Sun Festival in Cortona with Jean Yves Thibaudet, at Lockenhaus and at Prussia Cove. Winner of the Classical BRIT Award for Young British Classic Performer in 2008 and an exclusive Universal/Deutsche Grammophon artist, Nicola has released four CDs, the most recent featuring works by Sarasate, Fauré, Rachmaninov, Pärt, and Ravel. Nicola’s debut album included Szymanowski, Saint Saëns, Massenet and Brahms with the London symphony Orchestra

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