| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2013 Usher Hall | Nicola Benedetti's Siver Violin tour at Edinburgh's Usher Hall |
Last night’s concert in the Usher Hall contained so many different strands, that it defies simple categorisation. One of a series of nine concerts in Scotland, its first objective was clearly to promote Miss Benedetti’s latest CD, The Silver Violin. This recording features tributes to many of the great composers who wrote film music for the silver screen, hence the title. A lavish and expensive tour brochure, with lots of photographs of Miss Benedetti looking by turns glamorous, alluring, pensive and so on, served as programme.Read full review... | |
| 12-Jan-2013 Meyerson Symphony Center | A Romantic night out: Dvořák, Tchaikovsky and Brahms at the Dallas Symphony |
Mirroring the January ritual of all who indulge in one final dessert-binge before dieting to honor ill-fated New Year’s resolutions, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra got plenty of Romanticism out of their system this weekend before their Mozart Festival, set to last the remainder of this month. They hosted two young guest artists, conductor Pablo González and violinist Nicola Benedetti, for works by Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms.Read full review... | |
| 9-Dec-2012 Birmingham Town Hall | Nicola Benedetti and the European Union Chamber Orchestra sparkle in Birmingham |
What better antidote to the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping than a sackful of festive concertos? With Birmingham’s famous German market in full swing right outside the Town Hall, inside was also packed with concertgoers of all ages eager to hear celebrated violinist Nicola Benedetti. Even the choir benches were full, with the back row nestled under splendid Christmas trees that sparkled either side of the organ.
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| 1-Nov-2012 Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall | Nicola Benedetti and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall |
For those who like their orchestral music Romantic, strident and generally unrelenting, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert on 1 November was just the job. Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D major, played by Nicola Benedetti, was sandwiched in between two emotionally charged pieces of Tchaikovksy as the RPO under Diego Matheuz played to a packed Royal Festival Hall.
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