Violinist Nicola Benedetti and the Philadelphia Orchestra have just released a live concert recording of the 2015 Violin Concerto by Wynton Marsalis. Detroit listeners were among the first to hear the work; Benedetti has performed the concerto at Orchestra Hall in 2017 with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The BBC has also created a television documentary about the making of the concerto. WRCJ’s Peter Whorf recently spoke with Nicola Benedetti about her partnership with Marsalis in introducing the piece to audiences through the music’s direct language…
