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9 April 2020


                  Nicola Benedetti admits she cannot


                  bear to look at her concert diary


                  during 'scary and devastating'


                  music industry lockdown




                  She was one of the last performers to take to the stage in Scotland before the

                  curtain suddenly came down on the nation’s cultural venues.


               By Brian Ferguson





























               Nicola Benedetti has been forced to cancel all performances until the end of
               April. Copyright: Other 3rd Party



               Nearly four weeks after people across the UK were first advised to stay at home to help
               curb the spread of Covid-19, Nicola Benedetti cannot bear to look at her concert diary.



               The Ayrshire-born violinist, who says she has not left her home in London since the UK-

               wide lockdown was declared, admits her enforced hiatus has been “heartbreaking.”





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