Joshua Bell

Joshua Bell is a Grammy Award-winning violinist whose career encompasses concerto appearances, recitals, chamber music and conducting. He has served as Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields since 2011 and performs on the 1713 Huberman Stradivarius.

Born in Bloomington, Indiana, Bell studied with Josef Gingold and made his Philadelphia Orchestra debut at fourteen. His recordings include the Grammy-winning Nicholas Maw Violin Concerto and the solo violin performances on The Red Violin soundtrack. His Etymology Classics release presents Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2, arranged for violin and orchestra.