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Nicola Benedetti interview

Nicola Benedetti on why she loves music and what inspired and motivated her to become a violinist.

Stars from the worlds of sport and music including celebrated violinist Nicola Benedetti, and Olympic heroes Allan Wells, Liz McColgan and David Wilkie, will come together at Glasgow’s Clyde Auditorium on Saturday 3 March for a unique event, part of Music Nation, a weekend of nationwide live music events counting down to the London 2012 Festival.

Performing alongside the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra, its world-renowned Chief Conductor Donald Runnicles and Nicola Benedetti will be Orkney fiddler Kristan Harvey (Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2011), the National Youth Choir of Scotland, members of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and young people from the Big Noise project in Stirling’s Raploch Estate.

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5 minutes