I use Facebook quite a lot to keep up with my friends, although I had to delete 'Words With Friends' from my phone because it was wasting too much of my time. Joshua Bell deletefacebookfriend Change image and share on social
Good conductors know when to let an orchestra lead itself. Ninety percent of what a conductor does comes in the rehearsal - the vision, the structure, the architecture. Joshua Bell architectureconductorgood Change image and share on social
In concertos, I stand up, and I conduct with the bow when I'm not playing. During symphonies, I sit, but sometimes I stop playing to conduct. Being seated in a section allows me to feel more like we're playing chamber music, which is how I like to approach it. Joshua Bell approachbowchamber share on social
It's interesting about classical music that the more you hear something, the more you get to know a piece, the better and better it gets, period, which is just an interesting thing on it. Joshua Bell classicalhearinterest Change image and share on social
It's endless, the amount of things that music touches on that can help kids grow that are very, very practical. Joshua Bell amountendlessgrow Change image and share on social
So many times, I've seen conductors that, every time they have a thought, they stop the orchestra and say it, and I can see the orchestra rolling their eyes and saying, 'Oh, God, he stopped again.' So there's a technique to rehearsing. Joshua Bell conductoreyegod share on social
It's different for people who have not seen a symphony conductor conduct from a chair. I feel very connected to the orchestra in a way that a conductor sometimes does not feel. I think it's more visceral. Joshua Bell chairconductconductor share on social
There was a time, early on in my career, when it was very important for me to be liked by everyone. It meant that I was musically less honest with myself. Joshua Bell careerearlyhonest Change image and share on social
It's been very exciting for me to start directing and conducting, exploring the symphonic repertoire, which I've always loved. Joshua Bell conductdirectexcit Change image and share on social
I hate YouTube sometimes because people put up things of mine that were never meant for consumption and also because of some of the comments people write about my videos. Joshua Bell commentconsumptionhate Change image and share on social