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Meet Joshua Bell,
a violinist for the new millennium.

SUZANNE CHESSLER
Special to the Jewish News

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talk television and radio, including
Politically Incorrect and Morning Edition,
he also shared some pre concert conver-
sation with the Detroit Jewish-News:

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ow many classical violinists
are chosen to be among the
JN: How does it feel to be among the
"50 Most Beautiful People"
"beautiful people" and "it" men?
as judged by People maga-
Obviously, I'm flattered. I'm pleased
JB:
zine and among the "`It' Men of the
and slightly embarrassed. I got teased by
Millennium" as judged by Glamour
my friends, but I enjoyed it. I guess I
magazine?
was the token classical musician. Since
Joshua Bell, for one.
the magazines have
And how many
such large circula-
world-renowned classi-
tions, I think there
cal musicians have a
must have been a
Jewish mother who
lot of people who
grew up in Detroit and
never heard of me
has lived in Israel?
until they saw me.
Joshua Bell chimes in
Hopefully, it made
again.
people consider
Bell, who will be per-
coming to one of
forming with the Detroit
my concerts or
Symphony Orchestra Jan.
checking
out one
11-13, knew all about
of
my
records.
Sanders hot fudge before
That would be the
he knew about the sym-
best result.
phony. His mom, whose
maiden name was Shirley
JN: What will you
Levine, told him about
be playing with
her favorite things about
the DSO?
Motown as he was grow-
JB:
I will be play-
ing up in Indiana. A
ing
the
Sibelius
Wayne State University
Joshua Belk One of
which
Violin
Concerto,
graduate, she traveled with her classical musics most
is one of my favorite
son for his first DSO concert
renowned violinists was
pieces and also some-
several years ago.
recently named to People
thing I recently record-
Bell, 32 and single, started
magazine's "50 Most
ed. It's one of the most
taking violin lessons as a pre-
Beautiful People" list.
difficult violin concer-
schooler and became seriously
tos, very moving and
committed to the instrument
very
dark. I happen to
by age 12. He studied under
love
Sibelius,
and
I
think
this is one of
violinist Josef Gingold, who became his
his greatest works. It's a piece that audi-
mentor, and holds an Artist Diploma
ences like, and it's a very deep piece.
from Indiana University, where Bell
roomed with DSO associate concert-
JN: Have you ever performed with
master John Hughes. Since 1981, Bell
Neeme Jarvi?
has performed with the world's leading
JB: I have played with Neeme Jarvi in
symphony orchestras and conductors,
many orchestras around the world. The
including Vladimir Ashkenazy, James
first time I worked with him I was prob-
Levine and Seiji Ozawa. He plays an
ably 17 or 18 years old. He's a wonder-
Antonio Stradivari violin dated 1732,
ful musician and no-nonsense. He has a
known as the "Tom Taylor."
lot of musical integrity and a natural
Unique among his peers for compos-
way of conducting„ which make it easy
ing his own cadenzas (an improvised
for me to work with him. He seems to
musical passage played solo) for most of
be one of the few conductors who's had
the major violin concertos, he also is
a post for a long time with one orchestra
unique for going beyond classical
and with the orchestra members still lik-
recordings and lending his talents to
ing him very much. Usually, after a few
CDs capturing pieces from American
years, the honeymoon is over. He seems
musical theater and bluegrass.
to be an exception.
With a personality that lends itself to