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
backstage
The one thing in my contract that they have backstage for me is bananas. And usually my assistant will go and get me chicken broth.
conclusion conductor director hundred percent popular tightrope
Being a director or a conductor is a balance of many things. And to do it right is a very difficult tightrope to walk. I've come to the conclusion that there's really no way to be one hundred percent popular as conductor.
compared judged love performing quite seem sort
I love pressure in a different sort of way; I enjoy the pressure of getting out and performing for the public. Being compared and judged doesn't seem quite right to me.
enjoying festival glass gratifying love music outdoor people watch
I love the outdoor festival feeling. When I'm on stage, it's very gratifying to watch people on the lawns enjoying the music with a glass of wine.
beethoven consummate directly experience musician playing speaks
Playing the Beethoven symphonies, for example, is a consummate experience for a musician because Beethoven speaks so directly to who we are as people.
human symphonies
Beethoven's symphonies are not 'relaxing.' They are the most exciting things that have ever been created by a human being.
accused ask conductors moving
I've always been accused of moving around too much when I play concertos. Sometimes, conductors ask me which of us is leading.
bach composer music
Bach's music is really some of the greatest. I think, in some ways, Bach is the most profound composer of all.
stretch
I think it's really important to always kind of stretch your boundaries and your limits and get out of your comfort zone. And for me, that's very important.
acoustics amazing artists craftsman figured great lived science scientists sound understand
Stradivarius, in particular, was the most amazing craftsman and one of the great artists and scientists that ever lived because he figured out something with the sound and the science of acoustics that we still don't understand it completely.
conductor directing
A conductor can do wild things which can feel forced, but if you're directing from within the orchestra, you can't do that, things have to feel natural.
academy blast certainly director love martin music
I'm having a blast being the music director at the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. It certainly is challenging for me, but I love challenges.
classical crossover far music
As far as doing TV, I do think there's a big audience out there that could enjoy classical music, but they don't know how to find it, and sometimes by doing different things... crossover things probably make up about 5% of what I do.
conductors craft good great known lay push
Good conductors know when to push and when to lay back. I've known so many great conductors that I'm still doing what I can to learn the craft of this role.