Nicola mendelssohn biography for kids
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Nicola Mendelsohn
British advertising executive (born 1971)
Nicola Sharon Mendelsohn, Baroness Mendelsohn, CBE (née Clyne; born 29 August 1971), is a British advertising executive.[1] Active in the advertising industry since 1992, Mendelsohn serves as the head of global advertising relationships for Facebook, and also sits on the board of Diageo. The Daily Telegraph has called her "the most powerful woman in the British tech industry".[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Nicola Sharon Clyne[3] was born in Manchester, England.[4] Her parents run a kosher catering business,[5] and the family maintained an Orthodox Jewish home.[6]
From 1989 to 1992, she attended the University of Leeds, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English and Theatre Studies, and was active in Jewish causes.[7][8][9]
Career
[edit]Mendelsohn originally planned to attend drama school and become an ac
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Gary Hoffman: a passion for wide open spaces
‘We play the way we are.’ Those few words have rarely sounded so true as in the case of Gary Hoffman. In front of audiences or of his students at the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium Music Chapel and the most prestigious American campuses, he does not komma to deliver a meddelande. He stands before us, not to please us. He plays out of necessity, because music and life are one. It seems so simple in a world awash with images, slogans and attitudes.
Like any poet of the concert platform, Gary Hoffman took responsibility for his choices early on. Thanks to his parents, both professional musicians, and later to his teachers, Karl Fruh in Chicago and, even more vital, János Starker, he is a stranger to compromise. Winning the Premier Grand Prix of the Rostropovich Competition in Paris in 1986 opened doors for him. For all that, he has never made any concessions in his artistic decisions.
He plays to be himself. The rules impose themselves natura
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Nicola Benedetti facts for kids
For the Italian modern pentathlete, see Nicola Benedetti (pentathlete).
Quick facts for kids Nicola Benedetti CBE | |
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Benedetti in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1987-07-20) 20 July 1987 (age 37) Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Deutsche Grammophon Universal Classics and Jazz Decca Records |
Nicola Joy Nadia BenedettiCBE (born 20 July 1987) is an Italian-Scottish classical solo violinist and festival director. Her ability was recognised when she was a child, including the award of BBC Young Musician of the Year when she was 16. She works with orchestras in Europe and America as well as with Alexei Grynyuk, her regular pianist. Since 2012, she has played the Gariel Stradivarius violin.
In 2019, she founded the music education charity The Benedetti Foundation and became