Joshua Bell

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On-Demand Video: WQXR Presents Joshua Bell

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Superstar violinist Joshua Bell returned to The Greene Space to celebrate the release of his newest recording, Bach.

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The Greene Space

WQXR Presents Joshua Bell

Monday, September 29, 2014

5:00 PM

Mon, Sept. 29 | The superstar violinist returns to The Greene Space to celebrate the release of his newest recording, BachA live video webcast will be available.

On-Demand Video: Musical Gifts with Joshua Bell and Friends

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Superstar violinist Joshua Bell joined us for an exclusive evening of holiday music on December 10, 2013, performing from his new CD, Musical Gifts: Joshua Bell and Friends.

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Joshua Bell on Conducting

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Violinist Joshua Bell has been one of the most visible faces of classical music, to the point that even people who aren't classical music fans have heard him. There’s the soundtrack work for feature films, among them of course, The Red Violin. He made an Americana album with bassist Edgar Meyer and leading bluegrass players. He fused classical with Latin music in a collaboration with the band Tiempo Libre.

Now another side of Joshua Bell: On his new Beethoven recording, one of the world's best known violinists conducts the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.

"I've been around conductors my whole life and watched a lot of them. And very often I thought, 'I could do that,'" Bell joked. "For me, it just sort of evolved very naturally. It basically sprouts from chamber music, which has really been my great love all my life."

Bell talks with host John Schaefer about his role as music director of the Academy, a new (old) Guarneri violin and much more. Plus, he performs a Schubert sonatina live in the Soundcheck studio.

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Joshua Bell Can Conduct, Too; Matmos Reads Our Minds; Music At The Oscars

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

In this episode: Violinist Joshua Bell joins us to explain how he ended up becoming the new the music director and conductor of the renowned London-based chamber ensemble Academy of St. Martin in the Fields – and, he plays live.

Plus: The upcoming Academy Awards ceremony seems to be getting more musical by the day. We talk with New York Times writer Melena Ryzik about the live performances planned for the ceremony -- and who might take home the Oscar for best original song and score. 

And: The band known as Matmos has been making its own quirky, creative brand of electronic music since 1997. Their latest album is centered on paranormal brain activity – specifically, telepathy. We’re reading your mind, and know that you will enjoy this interview.

Joshua Bell Confesses Dream Collaboration

Thursday, November 12, 2009

The classically-trained violinist tells us which musicians he would love to work with in the future. The answer may surprise you.

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Joshua Bell with Tiempo Libre and Frankie Moreno

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Violinist Joshua Bell has appeared in the world’s leading concert halls, on the Oscar-winning score to the film The Red Violin, and even in a Washington, D.C. metro station, at the urging of a Washington Post columnist. But his latest recording, At Home With Friends, was inspired by his long-time ...

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Live From The Greene Space

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Love and heartbreak are two powerful weapons in a songwriter's arsenal. In a live broadcast from WNYC's Jerome L. Greene Space, we debate which is more potent: the love song or the breakup song. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, stars of the film Once and the duo behind the group ...

Joshua Bell: At Home With Friends

Saturday, November 07, 2009

This week's Full Rotation Album of the Week finds violinist Joshua Bell inspired by eclectic soirees he hosts in his Manhattan home on a collaborative CD featuring pop...

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Joshua Bell and Jay Greenberg

Monday, October 22, 2007

Violinist Joshua Bell is having a banner year -- appearing as a busker in a Washington, DC, subway station, releasing a new CD of The Red Violin Concerto by John Corigliano, and winning the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize. Next weekend he’ll perform the world premiere of 15-year-old Jay Greenberg's Violin ...

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Material Girl Makes Maverick Move

Monday, October 22, 2007

Madonna is dumping her record label for a concert promoter. Today, find out what the massive deal means for artists, fans, and the music industry. Plus: the UK sextet Tunng have been dubbed "folktronica." The group shares songs from a new album bearing a more accessible pop sound. And later: ...