All Joshua Bell articles
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FocusJoshua Bell on playing the 'Huberman' Stradivari violin
'It has a rich sound, powerful without being shrill or strident'
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Blogs
'I often have to battle negative thoughts on stage,' says violinist Joshua Bell
The star performer talks about channelling nervous energy and thinking oneself confident
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Focus
The Strad Podcast Episode #10: Joshua Bell on Piazzolla
The violinist speaks about playing Piazzolla’s music in the centenary of the composer’s birth
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‘There is no separation of music and technique’ – Joshua Bell on virtuosic encores
The violinist explains why it’s crucial to prioritise musicality as well as technical prowess when performing encores by Paganini, Wieniawski and Vieuxtemps
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Academy of St Martin in the Fields on their current music director Joshua Bell
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields celebrates its 60th anniversary this season with a 60-CD box set of its celebrated recordings, and tours to Europe and the US. Toby Deller speaks to some of the orchestra’s long-standing string players about the experience of playing under their current music ...
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Feature
How are string soloists coping with the coronavirus lock down?
As social distancing causes unprecedented disruption to concert schedules around the world, several soloists share their coping strategies and plans for the future.
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News
Joshua Bell extends Academy of St Martin in the Fields contract until 2023
The musician has led the London-based chamber orchestra since 2011, succeeding founder Sir Neville Marriner
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Joshua Bell on childhood dreams, party tricks and dance moves
A quickfire interview with American violinist Joshua Bell at the 2019 Verbier Festival, from Medici.TV’s ‘Swiss Cheese Stories’ series. See more at Medici.TV’s Verbier minisite
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News
Joshua Bell receives €25,000 Glashütte Original Music Festival Award
The American violinist will be donating the award to five organisations
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Focus
5 tips for conquering performance nerves from 5 solo string players
Artists share their wisdom on battling the fear monster, as featured over the last five years of The Strad
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Focus
5 views on Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto
Five violinists share their insights into this pillar of the repertoire in these snippets of interviews featured in The Strad
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Review
Joshua Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields: Bruch
Scottish Fantasy and Violin Concerto no.1 in one of Bell’s most captivatingly inspired releases
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Focus
Joshua Bell: Don't impose bowings and fingerings on your students
There is no ‘one size fits all’, argues the American violinist. It is important to discuss why students chose their fingerings and why there may be better alternatives
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News
$1m birthday present for Academy of St Martin in the Fields
British chamber orchestra gearing up for 60th annivesary in 2019 receives major gift from US patron
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Focus
My most memorable musical experience – Joshua Bell
A wayward shoulder rest nearly ruins the violinist’s first appearance with a world-class orchestra, aged just 14
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Article
Violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis perform Brahms's Double Concerto
Violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis perform Brahms's Double Concerto with the Academy of St Martinuin the Fields at the Bravo! Vail 2017 Music Festival in Colorado. The performance was recorded live on 24 June 2017 with Bell conducting from the violin. Read: ‘I often have ...
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Joshua Bell performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in 2016
Joshua Bell performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Czech Philharmonic conducted by Jirí BÄ›lohlávek in 2016. Read: Joshua Bell on performing and directing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto for the first time Watch: Joshua Bell performs Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto no. 3 Read: ‘I often have to battle negative thoughts ...
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Joshua Bell performs Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto no. 3
Violinist Joshua Bell performs Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto no. 3 with the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra conducted by Joshua Weilerstein. The performance was recorded at the Verbier Festival in the Salle des Combins, Switzerland on 6 August 2016. The entire performance is available to watch via medici.tv. Read: ...
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Violinist Joshua Bell launches Virtual Reality Experience
'You know how it is seeing yourself in the mirror - well this is worse!' - Joshua Bell US violinist Joshua Bell teamed with Sony Interactive Entertainment to launch the Joshua Bell VR Experience this week. The artist recorded Brahms's Hungarian Dance no.1 with pianist ...
