
Nicola Benedetti
- Date of Birth: 1987-07-20
- Place of Birth: West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland
Biography
Nicola Benedetti is an Italian-Scottish classical solo violinist and festival director. Her ability was recognised when she was a child, including the award of BBC Young Musician of the Year when she ... Nicola Benedetti is an Italian-Scottish classical solo violinist and festival director. Her ability was recognised when she was a child, including the award of BBC Young Musician of the Year when she was 16. She works with orchestras in Europe and America as well as with Alexei Grynyuk, her regular pianist. Since 2012, she has played the Gariel Stradivarius violin. In 2019, she founded the music education charity The Benedetti Foundation and became the first woman to lead the Edinburgh International Festival when she was made Festival Director on 1 October 2022.

Rod Stewart – Christmas Live at Stirling Castle
• 2012 December

Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park
Music • 2011 November

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
News, Talk • 2022 September

The Joy of Mozart
Music, Documentary • 2015 January

Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC
• 2016 March

Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Music, Documentary • 2015 May