Internationally-known violinist Joshua Bell has performed with all the major orchestras and is proficient in the works of Beethoven, Lalo, Tchaikovsky, and Wieniawski. He is known for both his contemporary and classical repertoire. By the age of 14, he had made his professional debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. In 1981, he won the Seventeen Magazine/General Motors competition. From there, he earned appearances with several orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. During the ’90s, Joshua Bell signed an exclusive contract with Sony Classical. He recorded the works of George Gershwin with composer John Williams. On the album Listen to the Storyteller, he performs a violin solo in a work by Wynton Marsalis. His concert work, Chaconne, was written for him by composer John Corgliano, who also composed the music for the film, The Red Violin. One of his most praised accomplishments is his cadenzas for violin concertos. He has written cadenzas for Brahms, Beethoven, and Mozart. Joshua Bell remains a prolific violinist. He has appeared on CBS This Morning, The Tonight Show, and A&E’s Biography. Bell, with a violin named “Tom Taylor,” has become a household name among classical musicians and devotees. In 2013, he released Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Joshua Bell continues to perform all over the world.
