Joshua Bell
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Official account of the Grammy Award–winning violinist and Music Director of the @ASMForchestra
New York City
Joined March 2013
🌎 For Earth Day - "Summer" from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
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Happy birthday to Mendelssohn! He composed one of the all-time great violin concertos, performed here with the @ASMForchestra. I'll be performing the piece on tour in Spain this March with the @FranzSchubertFilharmonia. ▶️
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In honor of #Tchaikovsky’s birthday and #TeacherAppreciationWeek, here’s a snippet from a 1982 master class with my teacher Josef Gingold. The pianist is Kevin Purrone. Full video ▶️
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So great to celebrate music and the power of arts education on the #GRAMMYS stage last night alongside @lang_lang, @thewarandtreaty, @BenSPLATT, @common, Misty Copeland, @Camila_Cabello, @cyndilauper & @GaryClarkJr.
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For Bruch's birthday: his Violin Concerto No. 1 performed with the New Era Orchestra in Ukraine last spring.
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Happy first day of summer! Excited to kick off the season this weekend at @BravoVail with the @ASMForchestra. 🎟 Summer Concerts ▶️ 🎧 The Four Seasons ▶️
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"Méditation from Thaïs" is out today! Listen to the piece and pre-order my upcoming album "Butterfly Lovers" here: @SonyMasterworks @sonyclassical
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I'm incredibly privileged to have shared moments with Justice Ginsburg. Her allegiance to truth was evident in everything she did, from her work on the bench to her love of music, which she must have recognized as one of humanity's most successful attempts at finding it. #rbg
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Happy birthday to Chopin, born on this day in 1810. This is his Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2, performed with @PeterDuganPiano.
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What a joy it was last night to celebrate with the living legend herself! Happy 89th birthday, Dr. Jane Goodall, and thank you for continuing to represent humanity with such grace. 📷 Matteo Prandoni / BFA .@JaneGoodallInst
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I hope those hearing the Dvorak violin concerto for the 1st time will fall in love the same way I have: from the drama of the 1st movement to the long melodic lines of the slow movement to the thrilling Rondo. Hear it #MostlyMozart 8/6&7 @LincolnCenter
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Deeply saddened by the the news of Sir Neville Marriner’s passing. He was one of the most extraordinary human beings I have ever known.
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Excited to announce our new album of Mendelssohn Piano Trios!.
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Happy birthday to Chopin! This version of his Nocturne No. 2 in E-flat major with the @InsoLviv led by @DaliaStasevska was filmed at our Benefit for Ukraine that took place in Warsaw in January. The full concert is available to stream on @medicitv ▶️
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Happy birthday to Felix #Mendelssohn, born #otd in 1809. This is an excerpt of his Violin Concerto, performed with the @ASMForchestra.
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I love playing #MostlyMozart at @lincolncenter, especially when I can bring my boys with me! #bringyourkidstoworkday . Performing Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 again tonight!
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Was watching the amazing performance of @jannymedvedeva and surprised and delighted she chose my Chopin Nocturne from #RomanceoftheViolin with @asmforchestra. Best of luck Evgenia on tomorrow's finals! .
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A Chopin Nocturne just in time for fall .🎶 🍁 🌙 .@peterduganpiano and I kick off our recital tour tonight @CPApresents in Carmel, Indiana. We'll be making stops in the US, Europe and Asia. Full schedule at
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In 1936, my #Stradivarius was stolen from Bronislaw Huberman and was lost for 50 years. My best friend Joni won't let THAT happen again! .Happy #InternationalDogDay! #DayLateButStillGreat
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I think we can all agree that providing music education is one of the most important things we can do for children. Join me in celebrating Music in our Schools Month w/@ETMonline, a wonderful nonprofit that helps NYC students gain access to music education. #SupportMusicEd #MIOSM
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In honor of Vincent #VanGogh, born on this day in 1853, sharing this video filmed @vangoghmuseum as part of the @Concertgebouw Sessions in 2019. Watch the full video here:
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Dr Ruth was one of a kind. So sad to hear of her passing but thankful she was with us for so long. An amazing woman and a remarkable life.
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"Mendelssohn Piano Trios" is out now! 🎶 @StevenIsserlis and @jeremydenk have been my cherished chamber music partners for decades. I hope that our shared deep love for the genius of Felix Mendelssohn comes through in this @sonyclassical recording.
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The first track from my upcoming album, Butterfly Lovers, is available now! This is the Allegro from the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto, performed with the Singapore Chinese Orchestra and Maestro Tsung Yeh. Listen now > @sonymasterworks @sonyclassical
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My last moment with dear friend Adam Abeshouse who passed away yesterday. He was my cherished record producer for the last two decades - a wonderful musician himself and a beautiful soul. He will be deeply missed.
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I'm so excited about my upcoming US tour, my first with the @ASMForchestra in two years! Since today is Mendelssohn's birthday, here is his beloved violin concerto with the incredible Academy from 2018. Happy Birthday, Felix!
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On this first day of winter, with gratitude for the multi-talented frontline healthcare workers who face another difficult winter. Full video:
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💯+ 💯 Happy 200th birthday to César #Franck! Celebrating with the finale from his Sonata in A major, performed with pianist @jeremydenk. 📺 Watch the video 🎧 Listen to the piece
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While in Paris, I caught up with my great friend, conductor and pilot extraordinaire @djharding. inside his super-high-tech flight simulator! He let me fly from Charles de Gaulle to Orly. my landing left us 'virtually' alive but perhaps a bit banged up!
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For my first #AmazonOriginal, I've transcribed #Chopin's glorious E-flat Nocturne. I hope you enjoy this original take on a timeless melody written by one of the greatest composers of all time! @AmazonMusic:
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Sneak preview! Tune in Thursday, 5/21 at 7:30 pm ET for a @LincolnCenter at Home rebroadcast of The Romantic Violin ft. the @nyphil and music by Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky, Ravel & more. Info here: #LincolnCenterAtHome #NYPhilPlaysOn
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For this long-awaited first day of spring, Beethoven's "Spring" sonata performed with @jeremydenk last year @TanglewoodMusic. We also recorded it for "At Home with Music," which you can listen to here:
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My album "Butterfly Lovers" is out today! I'm excited for you to hear this record with the incredible Singapore Chinese Orchestra and Maestro Tsung Yeh. You can also enjoy the performance video of the "Adagio cantabile" movement here 🎧
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A little Mendelssohn to soothe the nerves today. This is the Andante from his Piano Trio No. 1 with @jeremydenk and @StevenIsserlis. Watch our full Live with @CarnegieHall episode here:
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I love going to hear the @nyphil in Central Park, and look who I ran into! . Photo: Chris Lee
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Wishing a happy birthday to Wieniawski today. I used to sit underneath the covers at summer camp when the lights were supposed to be out & would listen w/ my headphones & tape player. I remember getting goosebumps from music for the first time. I think it was from Wieniawski!
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Happy 157th birthday, Jean #Sibelius! Here's a throwback to January 2020, rehearsing his Violin Concerto with the @OrchestreParis led by @kcanellakis. Looking forward to performing the piece with the @SFSymphony in April! 🎻
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My first time back in Tokyo since 2016! Very happy to collaborate again with @paavo_jarvi and @NHKSO_Tokyo. 📷 Masayuki Inomata / NHK Symphony Orchestra
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A classic for today ❤️ "My Funny Valentine" with @KChenoweth from my album "At Home with Friends," which you can listen to here >> #ValentinesDay
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Thrilled to announce my upcoming album "Butterfly Lovers," set for June 10 release. It features the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto arranged for traditional Chinese instruments, performed by the SCO and Maestro Tsung Yeh. Listen now to the 2nd movement >
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I am truly honored to have been named the recipient of the 2019 Glashütte Original MusicFestivalAward & am deeply grateful to Glashütte & to the @dresdenfestival & @jancello. It's a great privilege to be counted alongside the many eminent musicians who have received this award.
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Happy birthday, Brahms! This is the opening to his Violin Sonata No.3, performed with my friend @jeremydenk at the Greenspace. For more, check out our album "For the Love of Brahms" >>
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Access to music education is a crucial element of a young person's life – join me & #SupportMusicEd. @ETMOnline
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Remembering my first recording, Bruch and Mendelssohn concertos with Sir Neville Marriner and the @ASMForchestra.
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A taste of the @ASMForchestra Asia tour. Finally visited the magnificent Great Wall of China and experienced culinary delights at a market in Shanghai!
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Wrapping up a wonderful summer and looking forward to an equally inspiring fall season. Some highlights of the past few months.
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A clip from my tribute to my late, great manager, Charlie Hamlen at the concert for @ClassicalAction.
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Happy Mother's Day! It was great to be back home in Indiana with my mom for last month's total solar eclipse.
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One last stop before leaving Australia – visiting the koalas at the @lonepinekoala sanctuary in Brisbane.
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I'm excited to share that the performance video for "Méditation From Thaïs" is out now! Watch here: @SonyMasterworks @sonyclassical
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Wishing @PaulMcCartney a happy 80th birthday with this version of one of his most famous songs, performed with @FrankieMoreno. I'm sure you can guess the name of the song from these few bars! 🎶 Full video:
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Great to be back at the @TanglewoodMusic Festival! Last night was a chamber music performance with @StevenIsserlis and @kirillgerstein. We'll be back on Sunday for the Beethoven Triple with the @BostonSymphony led by Alan Gilbert (@GilbertConducts). 📷 Hilary Scott
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I love Bruch because his music is so rich and powerful, yet also accessible. Enjoy Bruch's Scottish Fantasy and Violin Concerto No. 1 with @ASMForchestra here on @amazonmusic:
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During the recent @asmforchestra photoshoot, Harvey de Souza challenged me to play the whole Bach Double Concerto this way. we didn't make it very far! . 📸 Ben Ealovega
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Beethoven Triple at the @TanglewoodMusic Festival with @kirillgerstein, @StevenIsserlis and the @BostonSymphony led by @GilbertConducts. A great night!.__.📷 Boston Symphony Orchestra
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The trio tour is finally happening! I can't imagine anything more exciting or rewarding than playing some of the greatest chamber music rep w/two of my favorite musicians on the planet. Join us this spring, kicking off April 27 in SC!.@StevenIsserlis @jeremydenk.📸 Shervin Lainez
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Charles Hamlen was one of the kindest souls I ever encountered, and it was one of the great fortunes of my life to have had him as my first manager and my longtime friend. The world has lost a special human being. We will miss you, dear Charlie.
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One more week until the first stop of the @ASMForchestra 2022 U.S. tour at the @RiverCenterGa in Columbus, Georgia! On the program is Dvořák's Violin Concerto, which contains arguably the most beautiful slow movement in the entire repertoire. Info & tix >
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Celebrating the birth of Max Bruch with a throwback to my first recording with @ASMForchestra. To mark 30 years since this recording and the 60th anniversary of the Academy, we're releasing a new Bruch album this spring! Stay tuned for more details.
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“Every day the violin responds differently. There are some days I just want to sell it, and then the next day, something changes. All of a sudden I’m just so in love with it.” @filmindependent's recap of my conversation w/Elvis Mitchell at @LAFilmFestival.
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Figured the Strad deserved a little treat last night. It’s having a busy week. @thegreenespace @WQXR
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Traveled halfway across the world to Hong Kong to perform with my new neighbor #JaapvanZweden! Looking forward to concert #2 of Sibelius' Violin Concerto tonight with the @hkphilharmonic. Photos: HK Philharmonic
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Ciao, Roma! I’ve had the pleasure of performing in one of my favorite cities these past few days, and I’m looking forward to another concert of the Dvorak Violin Concerto tonight with Jakub Hrusa and @santa_cecilia!. Photos: Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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I'm a concert violinist by profession, and of course, music is my life, but just a close second behind music is food. From 2012 – my top five places to eat in NYC via @WQXR.
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Just arrived in London for rehearsals with the @ASMForchestra. Looking forward to many great performances this winter!
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A little Puccini for Valentine's Day ❤️ .This is "O Mio Babbino Caro" from my album "Romance of the Violin." .Listen here ▶️
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With several decades of friendship & musical collaboration between us, @jeremydenk, @StevenIsserlis & I finally launched our tour this weekend. Follow the tour as we set across the US & share your own impressions with the hashtag #TrioTour. 📸: Robert Torres @celebrityseries
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Thrilled to be back with the @philorch, performing Chausson & Vieuxtemps with Christoph Eschenbach. I'll always have fond memories of my Philadelphia Orchestra debut at age 14 with the great Riccardo Muti on the podium - over 4 decades ago!.Details ▶️
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Bringing it way back to 1988 to my first album, "Presenting Joshua Bell." I'm proud of some of the unconventional musical selections I made for this debut album. not sure what to think about the white-button-down-tucked-into-jeans look though! #FlashbackFriday
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Happy 50th birthday to an extraordinary violinist and one of my closest friends - @PhilippeQuint! Looking forward to many more years of friendship and music making!.▶️ Full video at
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Happy birthday to Thomas de Hartmann, born in Ukraine in 1884. I'm so pleased to have recorded this work with @InsoLviv and conductor @DaliaStasevska. Thanks to this project, I'm hopeful that Thomas de Hartmann’s music may touch many more hearts. 🎧
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Enjoying beautiful Paris! Performing the Dvorak Violin Concerto tonight with Krzysztof Urbański and the @PhilharRF. Tonight's program will also be available on @FranceMusique – stay tuned for broadcast information.
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I’m thrilled that we’ll be continuing our relationship for another three seasons! @ASMForchestra .Photo: Zach Mahone
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This winter will be especially difficult for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. This performance of Vivaldi's "Winter" celebrates their heroic efforts and encourages everyone to do their part. ▶️ Watch the full video:
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Beethoven Concerto with Herbert Blomstedt and the @BostonSymphony at @TanglewoodMA. Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Shed or at home! .📸 Hilary Scott
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I first recorded Bruch's Violin Concerto in 1988 & have played it many times since, including on the recent recording w/ @ASMForchestra. Bringing it to @LincolnCenter's #MostlyMozart Festival this year – concerts tonight & tomorrow!
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TUNE IN NOW! Streaming live from Madrid on the radio: Bruch's Scottish Fantasy with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and @GilbertConducts!
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Looking forward to many great performances this summer! Details and tickets here:
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Today we lost a legend of the violin - a truly brilliant and authentic musical mind. Thank you, Ivry Gitlis. Your gifts will continue to inspire us for generations to come.
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What a wonderful weekend at the @TanglewoodMusic Festival performing Paganini with the @BostonSymphony and conductor Anna Rakitina!. 📷 Hilary Scott/BSO
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Funny thing happened on the way to the @ffjmovie screening… @AudraEqualityMc (Photo: StarPix/Dave Allocca)
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I've made many mistakes but this one I'm grateful for. Post your story & win tix to @HollywoodBowl! See Facebook for more #MyFavoriteMistake
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Wonderful to perform the Dvořák concerto with Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša in his debut performance with the @StaatskapelleDD in Dresden! .📷 Matthias Creutziger
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Finding inspiration for the Butterfly Lovers Concerto at the foot of the Great Wall of China. 🦋😉
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Looking forward to joining @StevenIsserlis next week for five chamber music performances as part of @wigmore_hall's Fauré Centenary Celebrations.
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