Joshua Bell, violin
Jeremy Denk, piano
Saturday, February 3, 8 PM
Hill Auditorium
| Main Floor | $56 · $50 · $44 · $28 |
| Mezzanine | $46 · $40 · $10 |
| Balcony | $34 · $28 · $22 · $10 |
Joshua Bell’s parents gave him his first violin at age four when they discovered him strumming rubber bands stretched across dresser drawers and moving the drawers in and out to change pitch. By age 12, he was studying with the famed violin pedagogue Josef Gingold, whose studio walls at the University of Indiana were lined with autographed photos of the musical greats whom he admired. Bell’s music career was launched at age 14 when he won Seventeen magazine’s annual music competition and subsequently made his professional debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Now in his late 30s, he spends roughly 200 days each year on the road, performing 120 concerts annually. His four previous UMS appearances include three performances with orchestra (most recently in 2001 with the Trondheim Soloists) and one recital in 1994. This program will include standard recital fare, along with a few selections from Bell's recent CD, Voice of the Violin.
Program
· Schumann : Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in A minor, Op. 105
· Beethoven : Sonata No. 10 for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 96
· Edgar Meyer : Concert Piece for Violin and Piano
· Rachmaninoff : Vocalise
· Ponce : Estrellita (My little star) (arranged by Jascha Heifetz)
· de Sarasate : Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43
· Tchaikovsky : None but the Lonely Heart (arranged by Joshua Bell)
Dennis and Ellie Serras 
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