The violinist and Edinburgh Festival chief will present a six-part Froday-night series on the commercial station this summer.
Titled ‘The Truth About Classical Music with Nicola Benedetti’, it echoes the festival’s theme, ‘The Truth We Seek.’
Should be interesting.
Expect no hard truths.
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