Joshua Bell, the most celebrated violinist of the modern era, will perform March 13 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performance, starting at $42, are available online, at the Lied Center Box Office or 402-472-4747. UNL students can obtain tickets at a 50 percent discount with a valid NCard.
Bell has been a featured soloist with almost every major orchestra in the world, a Grammy Award winner and was the solo violinist on the Oscar-winning film “The Red Violin,” which will be screened free of charge at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at UNL’s Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N. 13th St. The screening is in conjunction with Bell’s Lied Center appearance and is part of the Lied’s “Silver Screenings” program in its 25th anniversary season. Free desserts and refreshments will be available after the movie. For reservations to attend a Lied Silver Screening, contact Becky Boesen at rboesen2@unl.edu or 402-472-3215.
Bell’s restless curiosity, passion and multi-faceted musical interests have earned him a reputation as a classical music superstar. He has recorded more than 40 CDs, garnering Mercury, Grammy, Gramophone and Echo Klassik awards. His discography encompasses critically acclaimed performances of the major violin repertoire, in addition to John Corigliano’s Oscar-winning soundtrack for “The Red Violin.”
Bell performs on the 1713 Huberman Stradivarius.
Born in Bloomington, Ind., in 1967, Bell received his first violin at 4 and at 12 began studying with Josef Gingold at Indiana University. Two years later, Bell came to national attention in his debut with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra and at 17 he debuted at Carnegie Hall. Bell’s career has spanned more than 30 years as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and conductor, and he is an outspoken advocate for classical music and keeping music education in schools.
