Violinist Nicola Benedetti and cellist Steven Isserlis feature in this new short film showing them tutoring pupils from Scotland’s national music school, St Mary’s in Edinburgh.
The teenage pupils on the brink of leaving the school are violinist Sophie Williams and cellist Hugh MacKay.
The New Yorker, 39, will take up the post in the autumn
The scholarships will fund course fees for students studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow and St Mary’s School in Edinburgh
This week, ‘With Nicky’ becomes ‘Ask Nicky’ as Nicola Benedetti answers some of your questions. The violinist says: ‘After recording this, however, we realised I never actually answered the most asked question! - What is your shoulder rest? ‘The super duper attentive amongst you may have noticed a change ...
Ma plays the solemn D minor Prelude amid melting permafrost on Lower Tanana Dene lands in Fairbanks, Alaska
The sextet performs a chamber version of the work at the Solsberg Festival 2023
The violinist delves into Piazzolla’s exploration of sound and percussive effects, in the third and final part of his documentary series
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