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7 June 2022

Nicola Benedetti cancels Aldeburgh

shows due to tendonitis

Organisers said they hoped Nicola Benedetti would be able to perform the final concert of
the festival on 26 June

Violinist Nicola Benedetti has cancelled three of her performances at a festival
due to tendonitis in her wrist.

The Scottish-born musician was due to perform on the 9, 15 and 18 June at the
Aldeburgh Festival in Suffolk.

Organisers said they hoped Benedetti would be able to perform the festival's final
concert with her Benedetti Baroque Orchestra on 26 June.

"We wish her a speedy recovery," they said.

Born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, of Italian heritage, Ms Benedetti began violin lessons
at the age of four, studied at Yehudi Menuhin School and has since toured
internationally with some of the world's greatest orchestras and conductors.