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Symphony Orchestra and made his
Carnegie Hall debut with that orchestra
at the age of 19. 
He resides in Philadelphia with his wife
Cheryl and children Beniamin and Maria.
Cristian Măcelaru last appeared with the
BSO in March 2015, performing works of
Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky.
Joshua Bell
With a career spanning
over 30 years as a soloist,
chamber musician,
recording artist,
conductor and director,
Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated
violinists of his era. Since 2011, Bell has
served as Music Director of the Academy
of St. Martin in the Fields, succeeding
Sir Neville Marriner, who formed the
orchestra in 1958.
Bell’s interests range from repertoire
hallmarks to commissioned works,
including Nicholas Maw’s Violin Concerto,
for which Bell received a Grammy Award.
Committed to expanding music’s cultural
impact, Bell has collaborated with peers
including Chick Corea, Wynton Marsalis,
Chris Botti, Frankie Moreno and Josh
Groban. In spring 2019, Bell joins cellist
Steven Isserlis and pianist Jeremy Denk for
a ten-city American trio tour.
Bell maintains an avid interest in
film music, commemorating the 20 th
anniversary of The Red Violin (1998) in
2018–19. The film’s Academy Award-
winning soundtrack features Bell as
soloist; in 2018, Bell brought the film with
live orchestra to summer festivals and the
New York Philharmonic.
An exclusive Sony Classical artist, Bell
has recorded over 40 albums garnering
Grammy, Mercury, Gramophone and
ECHO Klassik awards. Sony Classical’s
June 2018 release, with Bell and the
Academy, features Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy
and Violin Concerto in G Minor.
In 2007, a Pulitzer Prize-winning
Washington Post story on Bell performing
incognito in a Washington, D.C. metro
station sparked a conversation regarding
artistic reception in context. It inspired
Kathy Stinson’s 2013 children’s book,
in the
Holidays
with Baltimore Choral Arts
Christmas with Choral Arts
Tuesday, December 4, 2018 • 7:30 pm | The Baltimore Basilica, 409 Cathedral Street
Holiday choral favorites with a bold twist – a brass bonanza! Thirteen of Baltimore’s
most talented symphonic brass instrumentalists, two percussionists, and Associate
Conductor Leo Wanenchak on organ join the Chorus this season. Tickets: $25-76
Christmas for Kids
Saturday, December 15, 2018 • 11 am | Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College
Baltimore Choral Arts brings holiday cheer to the entire family, as the ever-popular
Pepito the Clown tells a brand new Christmas story. Tickets: $13
Sing-Along Messiah
Sunday, December 16, 2018 • 3 pm | Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College
The Baltimore Choral Arts Chorus invites area choruses and YOU to join in and
enjoy highlights of Handel’s great oratorio. Tickets: $25
Call 410-523-7070 or visit www.BaltimoreChoralArts.org
Special thanks to the
Rouse Company Foundation

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