Join Nicola Benedetti, “the country’s favourite violinist” (The Times) for a unique and personal show as she returns to pre-eminent stages across the UK for her first solo tour in over ten years. Combining solo performances with storytelling, Nicola will share a selection of shorter works – romantic, virtuosic and some Celtic and folk-inspired. This performance will be intimate and personal, with Nicola joined onstage by close colleagues including Brazilian guitarist Plínio Fernandes and accordionist Samuele Telari. Programme will include Niccolò Paganini – Caprice Nos. 1 and 2 Pablo Sarasate – Carmen Fantasie and Navarra Wieniawski – Polonaise Manuel Ponce – Estrellita Peter Maxwell-Davis – Farewell to Stromness Ernest Bloch – Prayer Claude Debussy – Beau Soir Maria Theresa von Paradis – Sicilienne Jay Ungar – Ashokan Farewell Works by Clara Schumann, Vaughan Williams and Paganini along with new commissions and arrangements of traditional Scottish music.