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Acting
Birthday
July 20, 1987
Place of Birth
West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland
Nicola Benedetti
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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 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.
Known For
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Self – Director, Edinburgh International Festival
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2022
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Self - Presenter
Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC
2016
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Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
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The Joy of Mozart
2015
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Self
Rod Stewart – Christmas Live at Stirling Castle
2012
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self
Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park
2011
Credits
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self – Director, Edinburgh International Festival
2022
2.7
🎬
Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC
as Self - Presenter
2016
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Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons
2015
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The Joy of Mozart
2015
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Rod Stewart – Christmas Live at Stirling Castle
as Self
2012
6.5
Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park
as self
2011
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