Hollywood Bowl (Hollywood, CA)
Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell, one of the world's premier soloists, joins the LA Philharmonic for a concert under the stars at the Hollywood Bowl. The program includes Stravinsky's Petrushka, plus works by three French composers: Saint-Saens, Berlioz, and Chausson.
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JOSHUA IS AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMER-- HEART-TOUCHING AND BEAUTIFUL TO LISTEN TO--I LOVE THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL
A night under the stars with fabulous music for $15 - who could ask for more? We took the Hollywood Bowl bus, so did not even have to deal with the traffic. The tickets are very easy to pick up at the will call window - never a problem with Goldstar tickets. We had very nice seats and since they have the giant screens all over there is a great view from wherever you sit now. Joshua Bell was FANTASTIC, as was the LA Phil. Don't miss it!
It was a wonderful night to go to the Hollywood Bowl and Mr. Bell made wonderful music! My Bowl seats were great seats, right in the middle.
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Joshua Bell is always fantastic, the seats were great, and it was a perfect night at the Hollywood Bowl. I was already planning to attend the event and get tickets at the box office that night. Thank you for saving me more than $20 off my seats!
The seats were quite good considering the price of $12.50!! Joshua Bell was wonderful and a real treat to see.
It was fun..spreading out in the nosebleed section at the bowl...with all our dinner munchies and wine. The only thing I will complain about is that Bell only performed 3 songs which included the encore. I would have loved it if he played more!
I really liked it. I was hoping for Mr. Bell to play a little longer. It was a great night for music. A night to remember.
Joshua Bell certainly lived up to my expectations. He was marvelous and amazing, and the conductor was delightful as well.
Joshua Bell is extraordinarily gifted. The Hollywood Bowl is always a treat. Our Goldstar seats were relatively high up, but in the exact middle of the Bowl, and the acoustics were fabulous.
Great seats and easy to get tickets, thanks.
We loved Josuah Bell's performance and appreciated his encore piece from the movie The Red Violin. We wished for more.
This was a wonderful concert and the seats were great.
Betsy Matthews
Going to the Bowl is an experience I enjoy so immensely, I'll see practically anything there. Although I'm not a classical music fan, I knew that Joshua Bell would be amazing. And he was. The 2 French pieces he did ranged from passionate to all-out virtuosity. You could tell that he loves to play the Bowl because he did an impromptu encore. He played a solo piece from the movie "The Red Violin".
The second half of the evening WAS a disappointment. The L.A. Phil played Stravinsky's "Petruschka", a ballet. Although the conductor did an amusing explanantion of the ballet's story and the musical framework, it didn't make up for the lack of the ballet dancing itself to help tell the story and add resonance to the music. The piece was too long and the applause was a bit muted afterwards in comparison to the uproarious applause Bell received.
I was a bit hesitant to use Goldstar at first but I'm glad I did. We had so much fun. My son had a wonderful time & we got the best seat for the price that we paid.
Bravo!!! Excellent performance... we loved it! And Bell even graciously performed The Red Violin encore.
Park and Ride is an excellent option for getting there... thanks for offering this!
The venue was BEAUTIFUL. It was a tad chilly. I thought my seats were great for the price and love the idea of a 'picnic'. Really just eating at your bench seats. But still wonderful.
Loved the performance! My friends and I had a wonderful time!
Polina
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin
Berlioz: Hungarian March from "La Damnation de Faust"
Chausson: Poème
Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo capriccioso
Stravinsky: Petrushka
For over two decades, Joshua Bell has been captivating audiences worldwide, coming to national attention at age 14 with his highly acclaimed orchestral debut with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra. A Carnegie Hall debut, the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, and a recording contract further confirmed his unique presence in the music world.
At age 18, he signed with London/Decca, recording classical violin repertoire. Searching to expand his musical horizons, Bell joined Sony Classical in 1996, resulting in a diverse collection of albums. He received a Grammy and a Mercury Music Prize for his recording of the Nicholas Maw Violin Concerto. The Sibelius and Goldmark Violin Concertos (with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic) received the Echo Klassik Award for Best Concerto Recording. Gershwin Fantasy, Short Trip Home, and West Side Story Suite received Grammy nominations for Best Classical Crossover Album. He also collaborated with Wynton Marsalis on his spoken word children's album, Listen to the Storyteller, and Béla Fleck's Perpetual Motion, both of which won Grammy awards. He recently recorded the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting the Berlin Philharmonic) and the Mendelssohn and Beethoven violin concertos.
For three years, Bell was deeply involved in the creation of John Corigliano's Academy Award-winning score for the 1999 film The Red Violin. In 2003, Bell collaborated with Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on the world premiere of Corigliano's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra ("The Red Violin"), drawn from the film score. Recently Bell, Alsop, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra recorded this concerto for Sony Classical; the disc, coupled with Bell's recording of Corigliano's Sonata for Violin and Piano, was released in 2007.
Bell received his first violin at age four and was serious about the instrument by age 12, thanks in large part to the inspiration of renowned violinist and pedagogue Josef Gingold, who had become his beloved teacher and mentor.
In 1989, Bell received an artist diploma in violin performance from Indiana University. He has been named an "Indiana Living Legend" and received the Indiana Governor's Arts Award. In 2005 he was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame.
In January he was the only U.S. musician named by the World Economic Forum as one of the Young Global Leaders of '07. He currently serves on the Artist Committee of the Kennedy Center Honors.
Joshua Bell plays the 1713 Gibson ex Huberman Stradivarius.
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