THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007, 7:55 pm
Birthday: December 9
Hometown: Bloomington, Indiana. The Indiana Historical Society named Joshua an Indiana Living Legend in July 2000. Joshua received the Indiana Arts Council Governor's Award in 2003.
Resides in: New York City
Sports he plays: Tennis, Golf, Bowling
Sports he watches: Football, basketball, baseball, golf and tennis.
On long airplane trips: Plays computer games, watches DVDs, reads and sleeps.
"Free" time on the road: Plays computer games, watches DVDs, reads and sleeps. Oh, and hangs out with friends and family if they are in that city.
Would like to improve: Golf score, organizational skills, time management.
Most unique musical experience: Jamming with Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea at the Verbier Festival in July.
Most unique non-musical experience: Paragliding in Sun Valley, ID before a performance with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony.
Favorite television appearance: Sesame Street.
Alma Mater: Joshua received an Artist Diploma from the Indiana University School of Music in 1989. He received a Distinguished Alumni Service Award in 1991.
Interesting project: Joshua worked with Tod Machover at the MIT Media Lab on a computer-enhanced "hyperviolin". For more information about the project, go to http://www.media.mit.edu/hyperins/
Nonmusical accomplishments:
In 2001, he played with Mark McComber and Dale Douglas in the Transamerica Pro-Am at the Silverado Resort in Napa, CA.
In 2000, he won the "Highest Individual Bowling Score" prize at Classical Action's charity bowling tournament with a top score of 228 - a personal best. Joshua missed the subsequent "Up Your Alley" tournaments, but he'll be back to defend his title in 2004.
The 1996 Crystal Caliburn World Winners:
World Champion/Windows Champion: Josh Bell 4,432,143,360
Macintosh Champion: Josh Bell: 3,492,645,580
Indiana State Junior Tennis Champion for the 9 and 10 year-olds age group.
Unexpected places to find Joshua references:
Joshua is featured in Lilly Moscovitz's List of Hottest Guys (compiled during World Civ, with commentary by Mia Thermopolis), from The Princess Diaries. To view the list, scroll to Friday, September 26.
Joshua was the subject of a question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire on August 16, 2001. The question was, "Joshua Bell is known as a virtuoso of what musical instrument?" The answers were A) Guitar B) Piano C) Cello D) Violin. The contestant had to use his "phone a friend" to get the correct answer for the $32,000 question.
People magazine "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 2000 and Glamour magazine "IT Men of the Millennium" in 1999.
MUSICAL FAQS
Strings: Joshua is using the Pirastro Evah Pirazzi line. For more information, go to Pirastro online.
Bow: Tourte
Private Lessons: Joshua does not give private lessons and has no plans to do so in the immediate future.
Favorite Venues: Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Musikverein and Concertgebouw
Video of Joshua Bell: West Side Story Suite from Central Park: This video is not available and there are no plans to produce it for sale at this time.
Hometown: Bloomington, Indiana. The Indiana Historical Society named Joshua an Indiana Living Legend in July 2000. Joshua received the Indiana Arts Council Governor's Award in 2003.
Resides in: New York City
Sports he plays: Tennis, Golf, Bowling
Sports he watches: Football, basketball, baseball, golf and tennis.
On long airplane trips: Plays computer games, watches DVDs, reads and sleeps.
"Free" time on the road: Plays computer games, watches DVDs, reads and sleeps. Oh, and hangs out with friends and family if they are in that city.
Would like to improve: Golf score, organizational skills, time management.
Most unique musical experience: Jamming with Bobby McFerrin and Chick Corea at the Verbier Festival in July.
Most unique non-musical experience: Paragliding in Sun Valley, ID before a performance with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony.
Favorite television appearance: Sesame Street.
Alma Mater: Joshua received an Artist Diploma from the Indiana University School of Music in 1989. He received a Distinguished Alumni Service Award in 1991.
Interesting project: Joshua worked with Tod Machover at the MIT Media Lab on a computer-enhanced "hyperviolin". For more information about the project, go to http://www.media.mit.edu/hyperins/
Nonmusical accomplishments:
In 2001, he played with Mark McComber and Dale Douglas in the Transamerica Pro-Am at the Silverado Resort in Napa, CA.
In 2000, he won the "Highest Individual Bowling Score" prize at Classical Action's charity bowling tournament with a top score of 228 - a personal best. Joshua missed the subsequent "Up Your Alley" tournaments, but he'll be back to defend his title in 2004.
The 1996 Crystal Caliburn World Winners:
World Champion/Windows Champion: Josh Bell 4,432,143,360
Macintosh Champion: Josh Bell: 3,492,645,580
Indiana State Junior Tennis Champion for the 9 and 10 year-olds age group.
Unexpected places to find Joshua references:
Joshua is featured in Lilly Moscovitz's List of Hottest Guys (compiled during World Civ, with commentary by Mia Thermopolis), from The Princess Diaries. To view the list, scroll to Friday, September 26.
Joshua was the subject of a question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire on August 16, 2001. The question was, "Joshua Bell is known as a virtuoso of what musical instrument?" The answers were A) Guitar B) Piano C) Cello D) Violin. The contestant had to use his "phone a friend" to get the correct answer for the $32,000 question.
People magazine "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 2000 and Glamour magazine "IT Men of the Millennium" in 1999.
MUSICAL FAQS
Strings: Joshua is using the Pirastro Evah Pirazzi line. For more information, go to Pirastro online.
Bow: Tourte
Private Lessons: Joshua does not give private lessons and has no plans to do so in the immediate future.
Favorite Venues: Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Musikverein and Concertgebouw
Video of Joshua Bell: West Side Story Suite from Central Park: This video is not available and there are no plans to produce it for sale at this time.
Video of Live from Lincoln Center: Joshua Bell at the Penthouse
with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra: This video is not available
and there are no plans to produce it for sale at this time.
Sheet Music from Recent Recordings: There are no plans to publish
the original arrangements from Gershwin Fantasy, Short Trip
Home, West Side Story Suite or Romance of the Violin.
Joshua's original cadenzas for the Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mendelssohn
and Mozart violin concertos are not available at this time.
PERSONAL LINKS
Education Through Music
An important organization that Joshua is involved with.
Steven Isserlis
Cellist extraordinaire, good friend and frequent chamber music partner.
Simon Mulligan
Pianist and recital partner.
Josh Groban
Joshua is featured on Josh Groban's release, Closer.
Eating It
New York comedy show produced by Joshua's friends Naomi Frisch and Jeff
Singer.
Andrew DeGrado
Memorial Foundation
Founded in memory of Joshua's recital pianist and close friend. He died
in 1998.
Classical
Action: Performing Arts Against AIDS
This is a not-for-profit organization which draws upon the talents, resources
and generosity of the performing arts community to raise vitally needed
funds for AIDS-related services across the United States. Funds are raised
through special events, private house concerts, recording and merchandising
projects, individual donations, and foundation and corporate support.
The organization was founded by Charles Hamlen, Joshua's first manager.
Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
It is here that children with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses
find camaraderie, joy and a renewed sense of being a kid. They also get
to do things that no one knew they were capable of doing.
