Grammy and Brit-award-winning violinist will take over from Fergus Linehan after this year's 75th anniversary event Nicola Benedetti, the award-winning Scottish violinist, is to take over as director of the Edinburgh international festival, becoming the first woman to run the event. Benedetti, a Grammy and Brit awards winner, is also the first Scot to direct the festival since its foundation in 1947, adding to the dr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:03AM on March 1, 2022