Violinist Nicola Benedetti, The Strad's September 2015 issue cover star, performs the Romance from Shostakovich's Gadfly Suite with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Last Night of the Proms 2012 in London.
Watch Benedetti's bow go flying during a rehearsal with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in Edinburgh.
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Peter Quantrill finds a wealth of riches in this year’s Proms season at the Royal Albert Hall
This year’s programme promises a wealth of violin repertoire across several new locations
Peter Quantrill hears some of the more recent additions to the string repertoire at this year’s BBC Proms season
Take an exclusive first-look at this performance from violist Daniel Orsen and pianist Pierre-Nicolas Colombat, ahead of their album release named Wagner’s Nightmare on 19 April
The violinist explores Piazzolla’s musical influences and inspirations in the second of his three-part documentary series
An exclusive first look at a collaborative art film exploring the heightened qualities of perception and memory as enhanced by the liminal space between daylight and darkness, featuring music by Dutilleux
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