Nicola Benedetti

For the Italian modern pentathlete, see Nicola Benedetti (pentathlete).

Nicola Benedetti
CBE
Benedetti at the EXPO festivals event at The Hub, Edinburgh, 2023
Benedetti at the EXPO festivals event at The Hub, Edinburgh, 2023
Background information
Born (1987-07-20) 20 July 1987 (age 37)
Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
GenresClassical
OccupationViolinist
Years active2005–present
LabelsDeutsche Grammophon
Universal Classics and Jazz
Decca Records
Websitewww.nicolabenedetti.co.uk

Nicola Joy Nadia Benedetti CBE (born 20 July 1987) 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[1] the Edinburgh International Festival when she was made Festival Director on 1 October 2022.[2]

  1. ^ Carrell, Severin; Khomami, Nadia (1 March 2022). "Nicola Benedetti becomes first woman and first Scot to lead Edinburgh international festival". Guardian Media Group. The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Nicola Benedetti to become our next festival director".