evening, from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley, tonight, a conversation with a violinist, working with wynton marsalis, and her deep commitment to music. a conversation with nicoletta benedetti coming up right now. ♪ >>> and by contributions to the pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> nicola benedetti is one of the most sought-after virgolinis of her generation, she wraps up her north american tour, nicola, i'm honored to have you here. >> thank you so much, it's an honor to meet you. >> thank you, it's an honor to have you here, finally, i thank my friend, wynton marsalis, for getting you here. as a matter of fact, the last time yi say you, you didn't see me, i was in the audience. you were performing, a great performance. >> thank you. >> i read somewhere, wynton may have told me when he first gave it to you, you told it that it was not complex enough, is that true? >> it's absolutely true. >> okay. >> i mean, to be totally truthful. it was just the first draft of the first movement of which there are four. but it -- he says it shocked him because he is used to being told that his

evening, from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley, tonight, a conversation with a violinist, working with wynton marsalis