Joshua Bell Research Paper

Joshua Bell is an American violin soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and orchestra leader born on December 9th 1965. Bell made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1985, at age 17 and has since then performed with many of the world’s major orchestras and conductors. In 1981 Bell won the Stulberg gold medal at the Kalamazoo Michigan International String Competition, among many more. Bell’s instrument is a 300 year old Stradivarius violin called the Gibson ex Huberman made in 1713, the violin has been stolen twice in it’s time by it’s old owner Bronisław Huberman. Being a Sony Classical Artist, Bell has recorded more than 40 CDs since his first LP recording at age 18, with the Decca Label garnering Grammy, Mercury, Gramophone and Echo Klassik