Nicola Benedetti
Nicola Benedetti chooses Erich Korngold's Violin Concerto
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Born in West Kilbride in 1987. At age 16 won ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ 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, recorded in 1953 by violinist Jascha Heifetz with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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