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Radio Scotland,22 Mar 2026,115 mins

Nicola Benedetti plays Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto

Classical Now

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Jamie MacDougall features a performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto by Nicola Benedetti and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform music by Benjamin Britten. We also hear from baritone singer Huw Montague Rendall ahead of his collaboration with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra this month. If you have requests or any classical news you'd like to share for a future programme, get in touch: classicalnow@bbc.co.uk. To listen on most smart speakers, just say 'ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Now'.

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