Joshua Bell is an American violinist born on this day (December 9), 1967. Bell began violin lessons at the age of four. Later on, he studied with Joseph Gingold at Indiana University (Jacobs School of Music), from which he graduated in 1989. However, by 1985, he had already made his Carnegie Hall (New York City) debut. He is best known for his soundtrack recording of the violin music on the film The Red Violin. Bell has taught at the Royal Academy of Music (London), MIT, and Indiana University. There is lots of information about him on the internet as well as videos on YouTube and on MySpace websites. He has also recorded most of he standard violin repertoire. He plays the Gibson-ex-Huberman Stradivarius (1713 - a notoriously famous violin.) That's not Joshua Bell on the left - I have no clue who that is but she looks French. God provides beauty in so many different forms - I am simply beyond amazed. Ciao.
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