Background
Bell, Joshua was born on December 9, 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States.
Bell, Joshua was born on December 9, 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana, United States.
Violin teacher Josef Gingold. Supplemented by additional studies & master classes with Ivan Galamian and Henryk Szeryng.
Mendelssohn and Bruch concertos with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Sir Neville Marriner, Tchaikovsky and Wieniawski concertos with the Cleveland Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy, recital album of Brahms, Paganini, Sarasate and Wieniaw'ski with Samuel Sanders. Soloist with numerous orchestras in United States of America and Canada. Has also appeared in United States of America and Europe as a recitalist.
Youngest guest soloist Philadelphia Orchestra Subscription concert, 1982. Participant European tour St. Louis Symphony, 1985, German tour Indianapolis Symphony, 1987. Guest soloist with numerous orchestras, United States of America, Canada, Europe.Recitalist United States of America, Europe, Far East. Recordings include Mendelssohn and Bruch concertos with Academy St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Tchaikovsky and Wieniawski concertos with Cleveland Orchestra and Vladimir Ashkenazy, (recital album) Brahms, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski with Samuel Sanders, Lalo Symphonie Espagnole and Saint-Saens Concerto with Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Charles Dutoit, Franck, Fauré and Débussy, Chausson Concerto for violin, piano, string quartet with Thibaudet and Isserlis, Poème with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Andrew Litton, Mozart Concertos 3 and 5 with English Chamber Orchestra and Peter Maag, Prokofiev violin concertos with Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Charles Dutoit, Barber and Walton concertos, Bloch Baal Shem, with Baltimore Symphony and David Zinman. Sibelius and Goldmark concerti with Los Angeles Philharm and Esa-Pekka Salonen.Gershwin Fantasy with London Symphony Orchestra, others. Albums include The Essential Joshua Bell, 2007, Red Violin Concerto, 2007.
Chess, computers, golf, tennis, baseball.