Nicola Benedetti: Por Una Cabeza, from Scent of a Woman, Live in The Greene Space

Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti is an international sensation at just 25 years old. Her new album, "The Silver Violin" -- celebrating film music of composers from the 1930s to today -- has been hailed as a perfect combination of serious musicianship and great entertainment.

Named Best Female Artist at the 2012 Classic Brits, Benedetti gave her only New York concert of the season at The Greene Space on February 22, 2013, performing repertoire from the album including music from "Schindler's List" (John Williams), "The Gadfly" (Shostakovich), "Scent of a Woman" (Carlos Gardel) and "Eastern Promises" (Howard Shore), which was written for her. WQXR's Jeff Spurgeon hosted a night of movie music and conversation which included a special guest appearance by Academy Award-winning film composer Howard Shore. The event was broadcast live on WQXR 105.9 FM and video webcast live at WQXR.org.

With Gloria Chien, piano; Cyrus Beroukhim, violin II; Wendy Law, cello; Angelo DiPippo, accordion

Executive Producer: Indira Etwaroo
Video Producer: David Mc Lean
Production Managers: Jennifer Sendrow - Nikki Johnson
Video Switcher: Marika Hacking
Audio Engineers: Gaines Legare - Chase Culpon - Bill Moss

[shakka]

El que no se emociona con esto no tiene alma👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[ashleyadams]

I love that she smiles when she plays, she looks like she is enjoying herself!

[havingtoday]

완볃하단 말로 설명이 되지 않아요.
힘있는 선율
주옥같은 강약조절
호흡. 강렬하게 밀어치는 파도 같아요.
이토록 멋진
삶을 잘살고싶게해요.

[dmrsk]

If it weren't for Scent of a Woman, I wouldn't be watching this. This is beautiful.

[robertd]

Angelo DiPippo is on the ACCORDION. He has written movie soundtracks and was the Accordionist in The Epic Motion Picture THE GODFATHER.

[jacky]

This is the best version of “por una cabeza”. Great arrangement, great performance, great recording.

[bobrossoncrack]

This is definitely one of the best pieces of music ever

[fenderfan]

This piece always brings tears to my eyes....so beautiful.

[tonysamosa]

Big ups to my mans playing this at court square station on March 11th. The most beautiful thing I’ve heard in a while

[cricri]

J'aime cette musique, les musiciens sont géniaux! Deux générations sur la même scène, bravo!

[ΆρηςΆντζου]

Εξαιρετική, μελωδία είναι απόλαυση να την ακούς. Αισθησιακή και Ρομαντικη. Ευχαριστώ!!!

[nonamethemanwith]

I love this tango by Carlos gardel....I wish it to be played when I died so I can leave this world peacefully

[bettewoodland]

Best, most expressive, most deeply felt version here- passionate, lyrical, an emotional firestorm.

[jrhager]

I don't know what it is, but some music moves me to tears, this is one of them.

[Vagsil]

I absolutely love how Nicola is smiling throughout the song! Just seeing her enjoy playing is the best thing ever!!! :)

[DOJO-rw]

Good Lort....I've replayed this at least 20 times tonight...Just got done watching True Lies (Brought me here)...Last time I saw that movie i was a child now in my 30s and this version of this song was AWESOME! The Artist are Amazing!

[michaelkokkinidis]

What a stroke of a genius by Carlos Gardel!

[schroederjohn]

These musicians love playing this song! I may have listened to every version of "por una cabaza" available on YouTube (at least two dozen) and this is by far the best. The interpretation is perfect, not to mention the emphasis on the last note of the each phrase I don't hear on any other version. If I ever want to introduce someone to this song, this is the version I play.

[celinelarpin]

It's so moving! It reminds me why I learn violin ❤ when I hear that beauty, either I cry, either I dance in my kitchen and both of time I'm immediately transported in a movie

[NEMO-NEMO]

Best arrangement. That lead string is just perfect. Her fingers do all the talking.