Musical America, the country's leading source of information on all things related to classical music, announced yesterday that Joshua Bell will be honore...
More...Musical America, the country's leading source of information on all things related to classical music, announced yesterday that Joshua Bell will be honored as Instrumentalist of the Year. Joshua will be presented with the award on December 10th at Lincoln Center.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. Nov. 10 - Musical America, the country's leading source of information on all things related to classical music, whether in its printed directory or online at MusicalAmerica.com has announced its awards for 2010.
They're a distinguished group. Conductor Riccardo Muti, who has led most of the world's great orchestras at one time or another and been music director for a few of the most distinguished, is 2010's Musician of the Year." His fellows are composer Louis Andriessen, violinist Joshua Bell, mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca, and "collaborative pianist" Warren Jones; it's hard to argue with any of the choices.
Now in its third century as the indispensable resource for the performing arts, today announced the winners of the annual Musical America Awards, recognizing artistic excellence and achievement in the arts.
The announcement coincides with the publication of the 2010 Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts, which, in addition to its comprehensive industry listings, pays homage to each of these artists in its editorial pages.
INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR: JOSHUA BELL
Joshua Bell is today's most celebrated American violinist. Early this month he performed and worked with young musicians at the White House in First Lady Michelle Obama's program celebrating the arts in America. A winner of multiple Grammy Awards and Emmy nominations, he also appeared on screen as himself with Meryl Streep in Music of the Heart. The old-school Romantic warmth of his tone and lyrical interpretive style, coupled with a rare catholicity of music interests, have received particular praise. His new CD of duets, At Home with Friends, was recently released on Sony Classical.
The annual Musical America Awards will be presented in a special ceremony at Lincoln Center on December 14.

