Back نيكولا بينيديتي Arabic نيكولا بينيديتى ARZ Nicola Benedetti Czech Nicola Benedetti Welsh Nicola Benedetti German Nicola Benedetti Spanish Nicola Benedetti (violoniste) French Nicola Benedetti Frisian Նիկոլա Բենեդետտի Armenian Nicola Benedetti (violinista) Italian
Nicola Benedetti | |
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.jpg) Benedetti at the EXPO festivals event at The Hub, Edinburgh, 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 20 July 1987 Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon Universal Classics and Jazz Decca Records |
| Website | www |
Nicola Joy Nadia Benedetti CBE (born 20 July 1987) 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[1] the Edinburgh International Festival when she was made Festival Director on 1 October 2022.[2]
- ^ Carrell, Severin; Khomami, Nadia (1 March 2022). "Nicola Benedetti becomes first woman and first Scot to lead Edinburgh international festival". Guardian Media Group. The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Nicola Benedetti to become our next festival director".