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Joshua Bell

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Joshua Bell · Arts & Literature

What

American violinist and music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields

When

1967, Bloomington, Indiana, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Joshua Bell is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American violinist and music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields

How & why

Bell is an acclaimed American violinist and music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, known for his warm tone, a Grammy-winning discography and a much-discussed 2007 subway experiment on public attention to art. His mother is Jewish — her father was born in Mandatory Palestine and her mother in Minsk — and Bell has described himself as Jewish, close to his mother's heritage.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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American violinist and music director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields

1967

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music