Last year, Joshua agreed to be part of a cultural experiment that examined art and context that was conducted by the Washington Post. The experiment turned into a Washington Post cover story titled “Pearls Before Breakfast” which created an international firestorm of discussion about how we appreciate art, and specifically, music. On April 7, 2008 it was announced that this provocative think-piece by Gene Weingarten was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. To read the story, visit :
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/04/AR200704...

Joshua recently sat down to discuss his new recording of the Red Violin Concerto for the SONY BMG Masterworks podcast.

You can subscribe to this podcast for free (or just download the Joshua episode) through itunes.

Missed Joshua Bell's performance at The Last Night of the Proms - or want to listen to it again, click here.

It was a spectacular evening at London's Royal Albert Hall, with Joshua Bell headlining the legendary Last Night at the Proms.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Grammy Award-winning violin virtuoso, newly-crowned winner of the coveted Avery Fisher Prize and Indiana University's favorite son Joshua Bell will return to his alma mater to join the faculty of the IU Jacobs School of Music, school officials announced May 3.

In case you missed it check out the video and story from NBC's Today Show segment.

From NBC.com
Joshua Bell: American Story with Bob Dotson

(From Bob Dotson, NBC News National Correspondent)

A lot of people who climb the ladder of success find that it's been leaning against the wrong wall. Joshua Bell made it to the top. Received a big prize. But is not too comfortable with just one ladder. He's our profile this morning on American Story with Bob Dotson. WATCH VIDEO

Joshua Bell was recently featured on CNN.com discussing his musical history and the Avery Fisher award. View this story on CNN's website.

Violin virtuoso Joshua Bell was presented the 2007 Avery Fisher Prize by actress Glenn Close at the Stanley Kaplan Penthouse at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on April 10. Paying tribute to Bell, who received a $75,000 honorarium and his name added to the list of past winners on a marble plaque installed at Avery Fisher Hall, were Nathan Leventhal, Chairman of the Avery Fisher Artist Program, Frank A. Bennack Jr., Chairman of Lincoln Center, Charles Avery Fisher and Nancy Fisher. Bell was previously honored with an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 1986.

Check out Joshua Bell's interview with the Associated Press about his career and the Avery Fisher award.

MARTIN STEINBERG
Associated Press

NEW YORK - Joshua Bell started playing the violin at age 4 and went on to become one of the world's leading performers. Now, approaching 40, he's venturing deeper into conducting.
In an early present, eight months before his birthday, Bell will receive $75,000 as this year's winner of the coveted Avery Fisher Prize.

Joshua Bell was recently featured in a Dennis the Menace cartoon. Looks like Joshua has a new fan!

Check out the backstory to Joshua's surprise appearence in D.C.

Can one of the nation's greatest musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour? In this week's issue of the Washington Post Magazine Gene Weingarten sets out to discover if violinist Josh Bell -- and his Stradivarius -- could stop busy commuters in their tracks.

"...There is an interesting backstory to this event, and it reveals something enlightening about the nature of government bureaucracy, versus private industry.

Check out this great interview with Joshua Bell on All Things Considered and NPR's review on one of his latest releases, Voice of the Violin.

NPR's Voice of the Violin Review
All Things Considered Interview