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
great listener people
When I hear people clapping at the wrong times, I think that's great. We have got a listener that's not used to going to - we have got a new listener.
french loved music student teacher
My teacher, Josef Gingold, a student of the French school, always loved the music of Saint-Saens and Henri Vieuxtemps and all the French repertoire.
began besides early finds learning music time
Music is a continual learning process. One finds new insights all the time. For me, it began at a very early age; from the beginning, there was something besides the notes.
decides express ideal incredible kids learn music school teaching tool
Music is such an incredible tool for kids in general. They learn discipline; they learn how to express themselves. You learn math. You learn language. It's the ideal teaching tool, and that's why it's mind-boggling when any school superintendent decides that music is something we can kind of do without.
feeling music
Music - you need the give and take from the audience, the feeling of attention. It's not about me: it's about the music itself.
maybe music people teaches work
Music teaches people to work together, which is maybe one of the most important skills.
adding bigger chamber directing music
I started directing chamber orchestras, then adding bigger pieces, adding winds, adding small symphonies. I've always loved chamber music, and I've done a lot.
although artists complain constantly home love suffer three touring
I've been touring for 25 years. I'm used to it, so I love it. Although I feel the tug of home, as I have three little kids, I don't suffer like some artists who constantly complain about how much they hate traveling.
although delete facebook phone quite time wasting
I use Facebook quite a lot to keep up with my friends, although I had to delete 'Words With Friends' from my phone because it was wasting too much of my time.
gotten playing symphonies travel
The symphonies are the things that, as a soloist, I've not gotten to play. I used to travel the world playing concertos, and then I would sit and listen to the symphony.
hard negative roll says worry
Criticism is always hard to take - we musicians are sensitive. It's always hard when someone says something negative - but you try to learn to just let it roll off and not worry about it.
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.
blow memorizing mind performing thousands wrong
So much of performing is a mind game. You're memorizing thousands of notes, and if you start thinking about it in the wrong way, everything can blow up in your face.
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.