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Nicola Bennetti was born on 1 July 1987 in West Kilbride (Ayrshire) to Italian parents. In 1997 she entered the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey, where she studied with Natasha Boyarskaya. While at the school …

The piano as an instrument during the 1700’s and 1800’s appeared and sounded quite different from today’s instruments. The piano progressed from using a plucked string technology to using the later approach where a felt-covered …

When he created his ‘Great’ symphony in C major, Franz Schubert composed a work of mighty proportions. Robert Schumann, who became aware of the score after Schubert’s death, spoke of  The symphony’s amazing attributes. Not …

The Well-Tempered Clavier by J.S. Bach is a collection of educational pieces with exceptionally high artistic contents. From all the works written in the Baroque era, no other work has been so well-cherished, frequently performed and …

Hector Berlioz composed his “Harold in Italy” in 1834. It was commissioned by violinist Nicollo Paganini, who had just purchased an excellent viola. The work is structured in four long movements. The first, titled “Harold …