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Upcoming, Elena Urioste will perform the same program in
Benedetti’s place on June 15 and 18 at Blythburgh Church.
“So heartbroken not to be playing in Aldeburgh tonight,” Benedetti
recently posted on her Instagram page.
Nonetheless, the violinist is hoping to return to the stage with
her Benedetti Baroque Orchestra — making its Aldeburgh Festival
debut — performing violin concertos by Vivaldi, Corelli, and
Geminiani on June 26.
“We are very much hoping that Nicola will be able to join us for the
final concert of the Festival…and we wish Nicola a speedy
recovery,” the event’s organizers wrote on their website.
Born in Scotland and of Italian heritage, Benedetti began violin
lessons at age four and attended the Yehudi Menuhin School,
studying with Lord Menuhin and Natasha Boyarskaya.
Since then, and especially after winning the BBC Young Musician of
the Year award in 2004 at age 16, she has toured internationally
with many of the world’s top orchestras and artists. In 2017, she
was the youngest ever recipient of the Queen’s Medal for Music and
has received nine honorary degrees.
