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Cultural life, the radio four podcast, she reveals her formative influences and experiences, and how her passion for playing was there from the start. I knew very young there was no question i wanted to play the violin. There was no question that that was what i must do and had to do and wanted to do. Have you played here much, nicky . They chuckle nicola benedetti, welcome to this cultural life. Thank you so much for having me. Its an absolute pleasure. You were born and brought up in north ayr...

But its the truth both of your parents were born in italy, werent they . Yes. Was it an italian household culturally growing up . Its a good question. I would say both parents assimilated very concretely and quite deliberately with scottishness and scottish culture, but they also came over very young. My mum was three years old. An italian speaking three year old with an italian mother and scottish father. Um. Came over to scotland and, er. Was sort of banned from speaking italian quite quickly....

Because i was surrounded by an entire environment of people my age and older that had grown up with a different kind of listening experience. so being around others and hearing menuhin�*s playing, i began to understand what it was he was saying through his playing. and i still say that his recordings were, and are, some of the most, like, profound and natural and...just, like, elevated expression through a violin. he...he...he�*s a musician first, violinist second. but more than anything els...

And hearing menuhins playing, i began to understand what it was he was saying through his playing. and i still say that his recordings were, and are, some of the most, like, profound and natural and...just, like, elevated expression through a violin. he...he...he�*s a musician first, violinist second. he just had this unbelievable natural ability with his instrument. but more than anything else, he is singing through his instrument. its...its a...it�*s a warmth and a vibration that is, you k...

Through his playing. and i still say that his recordings were, and are, some of the most, like, profound and natural and...just, like, elevated expression through a violin. he...he...he�*s a musician first, violinist second. but more than anything else, he is singing through his instrument. it�*s...it�*s a...it�*s a warmth and a vibration that is, you know, it�*s... yeah, i could talk about that for a long time! another big experience that you�*ve chosen for this cultural life is mee...

By an entire environment of people my age and older that had grown up with a different kind of listening experience. so being around others and hearing menuhin�*s playing, i began to understand what it was he was saying through his playing. and i still say that his recordings were, and are, some of the most, like, profound and natural and...just, like, elevated expression through a violin. he...he...he�*s a musician first, violinist second. he just had this unbelievable natural ability with ...