x03 Classical Brit Awards 2007 Performing

x01 Photoshoot by Brendan McDermit

x01 Photoshoot by Lynn Goldsmith

And check this out:

Before there were movie stars, there were the glitterati of the classical music scene. Divas, virtuosos and maestros achieved legendary celebrity in a bygone era. But there are still some superstars in the field of classical music, and Joshua Bell is one of them.

The violinist from Indiana has a best seller with each new album he releases, but, perhaps more important, he's a star of the concert stage, a charismatic performer who can make a trip to the concert hall a deeply rewarding experience. But, just like the aforementioned movie stars - who interpret words and characters created by others - so are Bell and his fellow virtuosos conduits for the visions of others. ...

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Also, I've update the tour/performance schedule. It's the latest Joshua's performance schedule. Check out and don't miss his performance on stage.

x04 Classical Brit Awards 2007 - Red Carpet (Joshua still looks like twenty or something)

One of the world's leading violinists, Bell received an artist diploma from Indiana in 1989. He will begin teaching in the fall of 2008, performing and working with students individually and in groups.

"I can think of no greater place ... to accept a faculty position," Bell said in a statement released Thursday by the university. "This continues an association that began ... when I first became a student of the legendary Josef Gingold, who had a profound impact on me as a musician and as a human being. I would only hope that I can impart even a fraction of his love of music and his wisdom to the students with whom I come in contact."

Bell, 39, was born in Bloomington and began playing the violin at age four after his parents noticed him plucking tunes on rubber bands that he had stretched around the handles of his dresser drawers.

He began his studies with Mimi Zweig, who is still on the faculty.

"Having known Josh from his very early days as a talented violinist in the String Academy and then to see him expand into the amazing artist he has become, it is very exciting that he will be joining us," Zweig said. "Returning as one of the world's great violinists, his knowledge, wisdom and presence will be an inspiration to our students."

By age 12, Bell was studying with Gingold, who taught at Indiana for more than 30 years until his death in 1995. Bell first came to national attention at age 14 when he made his debut with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Last month, the three-time Grammy winner received the $75,000 Avery Fisher Prize for lifetime achievement.

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x04 Photograph by Mark Arbeit for PEOPLE Magazine (2000)

x02 Photograph by Lynn Goldsmith (2005)

x02 Photograph by Nora Feller at Aspen Music Festival (2001)

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