Nicola Benedetti CBE is a Grammy Award winning Scottish violinist. She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours "For services to Music."
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At the age of 16, Benedetti won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in May 2004, performing Karol Szymanowski's First Violin Concerto. Her debut album, 'Violin Works' was released in April 2005. In 2017, Nicola was presented with the Queen's Medal for Music, the youngest of the twelve people to receive the award since it was established in 2005.
Benedetti won the GRAMMY Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo in 2020, as well as Best Female Artist at both 2012 and 2013 Classical BRIT Awards.
In 2021, BBC Music Magazine named her “Personality of the Year” for her online support of many young musicians during the COVID 19 pandemic.
“Yet beyond sheer agility, Benedetti offers listeners something even more valuable: a dynamic personal interpretation, refreshing and convincing.” The Times Newpaper UK
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