Joshua Bell - Living the Classical Life: Episode 16 

I swear, he does NOT age! He looks the same as he did 30 years ago. Amazing violinist and person. Always been my fave! 😍

Joshua is a World class musician and a wonderful human being! His performances are consistantly perfection technically and musically exquisite . He has an Angelic soul in my personal experience with him as an intimate friend. Best Wishs to him for the future! Wendy Louise Hall (Pianist, Flautist, Composer)

I love Joshua Bell ❤ from Thailand.

Joshua is a totally different person than the Joshua Bell that we see playing on stage. Very impressive humility; very impressive caring; very impressive gratitude...the kind of guy you'd like to just sit down and rap with...between samples of his artistry. Living the Classical Life gives us insights into these amazing artists that is much more valuable than their public persona.

Joshua is an Angelic soul and impeccable professional musician...World class! In my personal experience with him as an intimate friend, I regard him as unique, gifted soul in words too, and a wonderful companion in person and musicianship. From a fellow musician ( Pianist, Flautist, Composer). He is Loveable in every respect. God Bless! Wendy Louise Hall

What an INTERESTING!!! interw. Intelligent questions brought incredible unswers!!!

He seems so humble about his talent in this interview. :)

He has an awesome penthouse- also an incredible violinist!

Marvellous man and musician, and he certainly does not look his age (47 when this was filmed)!

It's quite common to see soloists direct the orchestra whilst playing a concerto but until i saw Joshua in his early days with The Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, i'd never seen a renowned violin soloist perform with the 1st violin section and direct the orchestra as leader. I saw him do this in a performance of Beethoven's 7th symphony, breaking away for a few bars here and there only when he felt that close direction was imperative. I suspect that he does it all the time, but to me, it was inspirational.

So down to earth!!!! Love it.

I've met him just 2 days ago in Stuttgart. I'm really fortunate enough who came so Close to him. Took some Fotos VERY CLOSE ones. He's a lovely soft spoken Young man. Kind of one must love him. The concert he gave ,was Jahhhmmi ! What great Artist indeed! We love him, we FANS of course... Jenna

I saw Josh in a pbs show like probably 30 years ago and have never forgotten him. He is amazing, then and now.

wow great guy, and his regards for Bach.....so cool, then the jazz..interestingly diverse career..Bach was known to be a great improvisor..true about turning things down...

Thank you living the classical life...it inspires humanity! Love you Maestro Joshua Bell...

wonderful Interview,, it is so nice to talk to Mr. Joshua Bell, you learn so much!!!! Wonderful person!! =)

Such a great guy and amazing violinist!! Good vid

What a great and educating interview... 🙏🏻💐😊

I love your performance of the “kruetzer” with Yuja Wang. So much energy and passion. Inspiring

What a wonderful, interesting interview! Thank you!

Nice recording, thanks!

Great interview.

Lovely interview.

Loved this. Learnt a great deal, and at last got to know a tiny bit about Joshua Bell. Many thanks to Living the Classical Life!

Cleveland and Bloomington strike again! Both are incredible repositories of musical education, training and renewal!

Loved this!!! I’m making this Americana album now in Knoxville,Tennessee & I have this crazy instrumental called “Fender Bender” So I had this dream that Joshua Bell showed up at my engineer Danny Brown’s house looking for me with Actor David Keith! 😂 I guess it’s because I run into David here a lot locally & I watch & really listen to Joshua Bell a lot. I woke up and laughed out Loud! So now back to reality. As Yoko Ono said “The Dream is Over”

The whispering tone of the interviewer is a bit unnerving. Bell's enthusiasm and honesty is charming.

what a nice man

Interesting comments about total focus. Pavarotti once said that great artists shared this trait -- the ability to shut everything out beside the task at hand. I had the privilege of seeing Bell quite awhile back at Caramoor. He played Beethoven, and the way he conjured up music without seeming to touch the violin was something I've never forgotten.

i miss bloomington. so many talented, interesting people crammed into a tiny, beautiful town

Joshua is a true gentleman of music and art and humanity in general. Oh he smokes on the violin too

I have watched this to the end without knowing who Josh actually is.

The sound inside a star must be crushing. All that fusion and fission . . . and NO escape. Music is 'being'.

Joshua, you bring the same cachet to this interview as you bring o the music. You wish to get it right, that is genuine. When you say you wish to bring the audience to the composer rather than throw the composer at the audience. You say that so perfectly that I had to rewind and hear your comments again and again. You are bringing me to Gingold. I compare you with another performer, playing a strad which had evidently been stored and had to be broken in during the concert. The frustrated artist was thus, initially contending with the instrument. In contrast, in your 1982 of the same piece, when in the first go round you did not get what you wanted, Gingold suggested something and you played the section over working with the instrument and perfected the passage. You seem to be working with the instrument and not on it.

Jesus Christ! This violin value is 14 M $, be careful not to fall out of your hands!

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What was the name of the documentary that he did on HBO?

Relatable. Shy, but onstage? Nope. And also, on stage, you can hide behind the violin lol

Have you ever met Elizabeth II who also lives a life of 'ALL THOSE STRANGERS'?

Does he ever have difficulty with physical realities . . . posture, balance, breathing, pulse . . . when 'into' a piece? Does light ever become nuisance or meaningless when performing? Are there any/many compositions that do that to him? I've found that sometimes when I get into a "zone" with consecutive selections in my listening . . . that I get near to there.

what was d music in d beginning?? it was great please help

Mr. Bell, You're developing a bit of a belly there. And the beginning of a double-chin. Bags under the eyes also. I suspect you're doing too much idle time on planes AND jet lag. We DON'T want to see you let it go. More walking and fewer global appearances. A tread mill for ONLY times when it's raining outside. 'That' ear (yours . . . when you're performing) suits a lot of people 'to their' ear.