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Nicola Benedetti: 'I hate every minute of shopping for concert dresses!'
Nicola Benedetti, is one of the UK's top musicians. She's a solo violinist, who first came on the scene when she won Young Musician of the Year aged just 16. She talks to Jenni about learning to play the violin at 5 years old and why she keeps hold of her concert dresses for as long as possible. She plays an extract of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto Number 1, which she is due to perform at The BBC Proms.
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