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
brilliant composer fluffy love pass people underrated
I happen to love Saint-Saens in general. I think he's a brilliant composer and sometimes underrated in a way because people like to pass him off as fluffy and not being serious.
comment people youtube
If I read every comment on my YouTube videos, I'd go crazy with people that are saying negative things.
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.
full
I can't play on a full stomach, so I save my eating for after the concert.
beauty carnegie gets hall sound
The beauty of a Stradivarius is that you can play in Carnegie Hall without any amplification, and it has this - the sound has, inside it, has something that projects, and it has multifaceted sound, something that kind of gets lost when you use amplification anyway.
beauty definition god great greater magic means music takes
Everyone's definition of what God means can vary. But music is something that really takes you to that - 'sublime' is a great word. That thing that is greater than we are. The beauty, the magic of the universe.
best
Someone who directs a film, they have to see the overall picture, and they have to get the best performances out of the actors.
approach bow chamber conduct music playing seated section
In concertos, I stand up, and I conduct with the bow when I'm not playing. During symphonies, I sit, but sometimes I stop playing to conduct. Being seated in a section allows me to feel more like we're playing chamber music, which is how I like to approach it.
conductor liked music orchestra
The orchestra confides in me about their music director or their conductor, and I've never seen a conductor that's been liked by everyone.
way interpretation performing
The best way to refine an interpretation is by getting out and performing.
play pieces violin
When you play a violin piece, you are a storyteller, and you're telling a story.
play violin chance
I hope I will always have the chance to play the violin.
good-day bad-day sky
There are some days I take my violin out and it feels dreadful, like nothing is responding, and I want to sell it and get rid of it. And the next day suddenly the skies open up and the sound is glorious again. So it's like a relationship: There are good days and bad days.
play hands gestures
There's nothing more frustrating than seeing a conductor say, 'Play softer,' as they're waving their hands in huge gestures.