Three titans of classical music share the Reynolds Hall stage.
Joshua Bell is one of this era's most acclaimed violinists. Making his Carnegie Hall debut at just 17 years of age, the Grammy winner has performed with every major orchestra in the world. He is a best-selling recording artist and the Music Director of the acclaimed Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Bell now comes together with fellow A-list performers, foremost American solo pianist Jeremy Denk (MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship
winner)and British master cellist Steven Isserlis (Critic's Choice - 2008 Classic BRIT Awards), to bring some of the most celebrated Piano Trios of the 19th and 20th centuries to Reynolds Hall.
My violin is over 300 years old. Known as the Gibson ex Huberman, the revered instrument came into my life one fateful day during the summer of 2001.
I was in London, getting ready to play a "Proms" concert at the Royal Albert Hall and decided to stop by the famous violin shop J & A Beare to pick up come strings. As I entered the shop, Charles Beare was just coming out of the back room with a stunning violin in hand ... [Read More]