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5. Champion of new works

As well as playing the standard repertoire, Bell has performed many new works. Nicholas Maw's violin concerto is dedicated to Bell, who premiered it in 1993 and won a Grammy Award for his recording.

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A young Joshua Bell plays in a 1982 violin masterclass

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The time when Joshua Bell went busking in the subway, and no-one noticed

Joshua Bell plays Bach with healthcare workers

Violinist Joshua Bell joins ‘heroic’ healthcare workers to play virtual Bach Double Concerto

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The 15 most famous tunes in classical music

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4 eras of classical music

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A young Marin Alsop, Sir Simon Rattle, and Seiji Ozawa conduct their respective orchestras.

The 25 greatest conductors of all time

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Hildegard von Bingen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Edward Elgar among the greatest composers in classical music history.

The 30 greatest classical music composers of all time

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Strauss’ ‘Blue Danube’ waltz has been sent to space... and The Simpsons already predicted it

Physicists create ‘the world’s smallest violin’ using nanotechnology

Physicists create ‘the world’s smallest violin’ using nanotechnology

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11 of the best LGBTQ+ community classical music ensembles around the world

15 of the best LGBTQ+ classical music ensembles around the world

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Scientific reconstruction reveals Beethoven’s ‘true’ face 200 years after his death

Scientific reconstruction reveals Beethoven’s ‘true’ face 200 years after his death

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The Phoenician Scheme: Wes Anderson’s ingenious use of Stravinsky and other classical music

New Wes Anderson film ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ is scored with Stravinsky’s music

Hundreds of musicians protest Cardiff University’s proposed music school closure

Cardiff University scraps plans to axe music department

The Piano Boat comes to Britain's canals

Floating piano boat named ‘Rachmaninov’ to return to London’s canals

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