Nicola Benedetti
Nicola Benedetti chooses Erich Korngold's Violin Concerto
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Born in West Kilbride in 1987. At age 16 won 成人快手 Young Musician of the Year. In 2012 was soloist at the Last Night of the Proms. In 2013 awarded an MBE. Latest CD is The Silver Violin.
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Violin Concerto by Erich Korngold
Nicola Benedetti chooses the Violin Concerto in D major (1945) by Austrian composer Erich Korngold,聽recorded in聽1953 by violinist Jascha Heifetz聽with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Conductor Leonard Slatkin and his cellist brother Frederick on Korngold鈥檚 Cello Concerto, premiered in 1934 by their mother.
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Jascha Heifetz
Violinist Itzhak Perlman claims Jascha Heifetz took violin playing to new heights not equalled since.
From Perlman at Fifty 01 Jan 1995 on Radio 4
Nicola Benedetti
Nicola Benedetti reveals how many hours she practises each day, and why she loves playing film music.
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