Joshua Bell
Joshua Bell
Joshua David Bellis an American violinist and conductor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionViolinist
Date of Birth9 December 1967
CityBloomington, IN
CountryUnited States of America
legally music whether
I'm happy if my music is being downloaded, whether it's legally or illegally.
human symphonies
Beethoven's symphonies are not 'relaxing.' They are the most exciting things that have ever been created by a human being.
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Beethoven's fourth and seventh symphonies have a certain amount in common. Well, of course they're both written by Beethoven, but besides that, I would say their overall effect and idea is to provide the listener with an incredible sense of joy.
great music written
Great music was written by the great geniuses, and you want to do it justice.
age artist discovery imagination life looking music musicians reason reflects tend wonder younger youthful
For some reason I can't explain, artist and musicians tend to look younger than our age. Being in music, you need this youthful sense of discovery and wonder for what you're doing and keep your imagination open. That's a youthful way of looking at life and I think that reflects in how you age.
approach basically beethoven chamber encourage giant music orchestra string
I approach everything as chamber music. Even with Beethoven symphonies, I lead from the violin and basically encourage the orchestra to think of it as a giant string quartet.
artists bouncing good playing position pushing ten trying
I'm in a position where, theoretically, I could play the same ten concertos and make a very good living bouncing around playing Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky and Barber, but I really think artists should keep pushing limits and trying new things.
alternate playing
I kind of alternate between conducting and playing and kind of juggling those things, but I don't use a baton.
I like blackjack. I like the psychology of poker.
composer considered highest homage sort work
In a way, the highest praise you could give to a composer like Bach was to take and make your own arrangement; it was sort of an homage to that composer and to his work, so it wasn't considered sacrilegious to do something like that.
concept conductor great orchestra secret unify
I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have a concept and will help them play together and unify them.
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The great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have a concept and will help them play together and unify them. But there are conductors that actually inhibit the players from playing with each other properly.
man mozart
The man on the street, he knows who Beethoven is, he knows who Mozart is.
sleep years people
I don't sleep with a violin in my bed, but there is something very magical about the instrument. You open up the case; it's a masterpiece, it's gorgeous, the varnish is still there from 300 years ago. People who know violins, they look at it and it's almost like a face.