the 2019 New Year Honours, "For services to Music". In 2019 she was also given the annual Royal Medal award by the Royal Society of Edinburgh for improving the lives of deprived Scottish children through Sistema Scotland and the Big Noise Orchestras. In 2020, she won the Grammy for best classical instrumental solo for Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite. She was awarded the 2021 ISM Distinguished Musician Award. In 2022, she was appointed honorary president of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (RCS). Personal life Nicola was in a relationship with German cellist Leonard Elschenbroich, whom she met at the Yehudi Menuhin School of Music. Although that relationship has ended, they continue to perform together and are good friends. Discography Albums References External links Julie Amacher, "New Classical Tracks: Nicola Benedetti", Minnesota Public Radio, 9 May 2006 On-line video interview for Czech TV, 5 December 2010 Nicola Benedetti biography and albums at cosmopolis.ch 1987 births Living people 20th-century classical violinists 20th-century Scottish women musicians 21st-century classical violinists 21st-century Scottish women musicians BBC 100 Women Child classical musicians Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Grammy Award winners Italian British musicians People associated with Glasgow Caledonian University People associated with Heriot-Watt University People associated with the University of Edinburgh People associated with the University of York People educated at Wellington School, Ayr People educated at Yehudi Menuhin School People from North Ayrshire Scottish classical violinists Scottish people of Italian descent