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Classical Music

elleng

(130,861 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2020, 01:37 PM Apr 2020

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major Joshua Bell

(was on the radio this morning, a good way to start the day.)

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Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D major Joshua Bell (Original Post) elleng Apr 2020 OP

Nice choice! PJMcK Apr 2020 #1

Nice! Will imagine him encouraging your son. elleng Apr 2020 #2

PJMcK

(22,025 posts)

1. Nice choice!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2020, 02:58 PM

Apr 2020

Josh Bell is a fabulous violinist. I've met him a few times as he's friends with my friend and mentor, composer John Corigliano. John wrote the Academy Award winning score to The Red Violin and Josh played it on the soundtrack.

Josh is a very nice gentleman and he was very encouraging to my then 9-year old son who was studying the violin.

Thanks for sharing the link, elleng.

elleng

(130,861 posts)

2. Nice! Will imagine him encouraging your son.

Reply to PJMcK (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 9, 2020, 03:03 PM

Apr 2020

I think I heard Bell tell of his very early playing with his first 'violin' as a kid, a box fitted with rubber bands!

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