Nicola Benedetti

Known for: Acting
Born: July 20, 1987
Birthplace: West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland

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.

Filmography

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Virtuoso Violinists at the BBC 2016
as Self - Presenter
Rick Wakeman on Vivaldi's Four Seasons 2015
Actor
The Joy of Mozart 2015
Actor
Rod Stewart – Christmas Live at Stirling Castle 2012
as Self
Andrea Bocelli: Concerto - One Night In Central Park 2011
as Self : Guest

Credits from TMDB.