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VideoIn the Green Room: Interview with Nicola Benedetti
This video features Nicola Benedetti in conversation with Toks Dada, the Southbank Centre’s Head of Classical Music. about her experience of the pandemic and plans for the future. Watch Nicola Benedetti and friends explore the psychology and physicality of playing Watch Nicola Benedetti talks to Sheku Kanneh-Mason Watch Rachel Podger ...
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VideoNicola Benedetti and Lawrence Power play Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante
The performance with the Oxford Philharmonic was streamed on 23 May, and also includes Benedetti performing Mozart’s Fifth Violin Concerto
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NewsEdinburgh International Festival announces 2021 programme
The programme for live audiences includes a wide variety of string offerings, among them a residency from Nicola Benedetti
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VideoRachel Podger and Nicola Benedetti explore the physicality of playing the violin
This is the final video of ‘Building Foundations’ Virtual Sessions, in which Nicola Benedetti shares a series of short interviews on the topic of physicality and psychology of playing with a variety of musicians. Here, Benedetti chats with violinist Rachel Podger about approaches to technique both physically and mentally, the ...
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VideoNicola Benedetti talks to Sheku Kanneh-Mason
As part of the ‘Building Foundations’ Virtual Sessions, the Benedetti Foundation will be sharing a series of short interviews on the topic of exploring the physicality and psychology of playing with a variety of musicians. In this video Nicola Benedetti chats with Sheku Kanneh-Mason about his relationship to technique, physical ...
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NewsBenedetti Foundation presents new Virtual Benedetti Sessions
The new sessions, running from 28 March to 18 April, will explore the physicality and psychology of playing
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NewsWith Nicky returns
The series of educational videos from violinist Nicola Benedetti makes a return
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NewsSheku Kanneh-Mason auctions off private concert for Music Masters charity
The auction is part of a celebratory fortnight, from 24 February-10 March, where Music Masters highlights the work of its Ambassadors and Artists
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NewsBenedetti Foundation announces New Year Sessions
Beginner, intermediate and advanced string players can participate in classes delivered over Zoom
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VideoGlobal Violin Sessions Part 1: Final Concert
This is the culmination of the first part of the Benedetti Foundation’s Global Violin Sessions, in which one tune is sent around the world and embellished according to the traditions of different countries. The tune, written by the trumpeter, composer and educator, Wynton Marsalis, has been on the first part ...
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NewsLive performances with audience resume at Snape Maltings in December
The programme includes solo performances from Nicola Benedetti
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NewsBenedetti Foundation presents the first Christmas Sessions
The Christmas Sessions will bring together string players of all ages to perform a new arrangement of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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VideoNicola Benedetti and friends play Ernest Bloch’s Prayer
In this video, Nicola Benedetti and musical colleagues play a new arrangement by the Ayoub Sisters of Ernest Bloch’s ‘Prayer’ (originally composed in 1924 for Cello and Piano) - commissioned by the luxury furniture-making company Maker&Son in support of The Benedetti Foundation. This performance also features Yume Fujise and Charlie ...
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NewsBenedetti Foundation presents the Global Violin Sessions
This new venture by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Benedetti Foundation takes participants on a musical trip around the world
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VideoPhilharmonia Sessions: Nicola Benedetti plays The Lark Ascending
The violinist plays Vaughan Williams’s classic in this latest instalment of the Philharmonia Sessions, a series of performances recorded specially for online broadcast during the pandemic. The video finishes with a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No 1 conducted by Paavo Järvi. Read: The fear of making mistakes stops violinists from ...
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VideoDame Diana Rigg presents Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending
Paying tribute Dame Diana Rigg, who died yesterday aged 82, here is a video of the actress from 2012, presenting a performance of Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending as it was originally heard in the composer’s time: in a version for violin and piano, and staged at Shirehampton Public Hall ...
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NewsBBC Proms announces Last Night amendment
Nicola Benedetti will replace Lisa Batiashvili, who is withdrawing due to illness
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NewsSnape Maltings continues live performances with audience
Among the performers are Nicola Benedetti and Alina Ibragimova
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Article‘Online learning has endless potential, but it will never replace getting together physically’ – Nicola Benedetti
The British violinist speaks to Peter Somerford about launching her mass education project for string players of all ages
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NewsBenedetti Foundation announces plans for September
Plans include the Foundation’s first virtual chamber music weekend
