Did you hear Wynton Marsalis’ new violin concerto that he wrote for Nicola Benedetti recently on New at Noon? If not, you’ll want to be sure to check it out! I recently had the opportunity to chat with Nicola about how her collaboration with Wynton for this CD project came about:
She went on to talk about her initial impressions after first performing the piece:
I commented that it sure sounds like a fun piece to play!
To me, even though this piece is a violin concerto, it sounds much different that what we often here in some of the standard repertoire. I asked Nicola how it’s similar or different to more traditional repertoire that she’s played:
She got an early start in life playing the violin:
When she’s not practicing or performing, she has a favorite pastime:
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