Nicola Benedetti: Beethoven on period instruments

Violin Nicola Benedetti chats with us about the challenges and rewards in performing Beethoven on period instruments as she joins us on a tour around the UK and US.

"To play on gut-strings and at a lower pitch is definitely a challenge."

Nicola Benedetti, Violin

A student participating in an open workshop with violinist Matthew Truscott and other members of the OAE

Japanese conductor Masaaki Suzuki conducts the OAE with singer Florian Stortz

OAE musicians run a workshop in a school classroom

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Friday 2 February 2018

Violin Nicola Benedetti chats with us about the challenges and rewards in performing Beethoven on period instruments as she joins us on a tour around the UK and US.

"To play on gut-strings and at a lower pitch is definitely a challenge."

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