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Joshua David Bell (born December 9, 1967) is an American violinist and conductor. He is currently music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields . Early life and education
Joshua Bell with the Gibson Stradivarius in 2008. The Gibson ex-Huberman Stradivarius of 1713 is an antique violin made by Antonio Stradivari of Cremona. The Gibson, while owned by Bronisław Huberman, was stolen twice. The first time it was returned shortly afterwards.
Joshua Bell (born 1967) is an American violinist. Joshua Bell may also refer to: Joshua Fry Bell (1811–1870), U.S. Representative from Kentucky; Joshua Bell (shoe manufacturer) (c. 1812–1863), early Canadian businessman; Sir Joshua Peter Bell (1827–1881), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
The film score was written by composer John Corigliano, with every violin solo in the film performed by violinist Joshua Bell. [3] The conductor was Esa-Pekka Salonen . [ 20 ] The score is mainly of the Chaconne genre, [ 21 ] while the ostensibly Romani music was also actually written by Corigliano. [ 22 ]
Violin Concerto is an album by Joshua Bell accompanied by the London Philharmonic Orchestra of a composition written by British composer Nicholas Maw. [1] The album was nominated for the 2000 Mercury Prize. [2]
The Tom Taylor Stradivarius is an antique violin made by renowned luthier Antonio Stradivari in Cremona, Italy, circa 1732. Its namesake is British art critic Tom Taylor . [ 1 ] Taylor was married to its onetime owner, violinist and composer Laura Wilson Taylor née Barker (1819–1905), who had been presented with the instrument by General ...
The film's original music was written by Nigel Hess and performed by Joshua Bell and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Hess received a Classical BRIT Awards nomination for Best Soundtrack Composer. The violin music played by Andrea, including compositions by Felix Mendelssohn , Niccolò Paganini , Jules Massenet , Claude Debussy , Pablo de ...
Yehudi Menuhin called the Chaconne "the greatest structure for solo violin that exists". [4] Violinist Joshua Bell has said the Chaconne is "not just one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, but one of the greatest achievements of any man in history. It's a spiritually powerful piece, emotionally powerful, structurally perfect."