An Evening with Joshua Bell February 3, 2011

Adult $65 | University Park Student $40 | 18 and Younger $50

Premium Seat plus Reception with Artist $150

Joshua Bell is the most celebrated and popular classical violinist of his generation. The Indiana native, who made his Center for the Performing Arts debut in March 2007 with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, returns to Eisenhower Auditorium in an intimate recital. Musical America named the violinist 2010 Instrumentalist of the Year. Bell, who records exclusively for Sony Classical, has released more than thirty-five albums that transcend genres. At Home with Friends, his September 2009 release, features collaborations with Chris Botti, Sting, Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Groban, Anoushka Shankar, Regina Spektor, and others. In 2004, Billboard named Bell Classical Artist of the Year and his Romance of the Violin Classical Album of the Year. Live From Lincoln Center Presents Joshua Bell with Friends @ The Penthouse aired nationally on PBS stations in January 2010. The violinist entered the national limelight at age 14 when he performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra. In the three decades since, he has performed with many of the greatest symphony orchestras, as a chamber musician, and as a soloist of the first order.

Official Website: http://www.cpa.psu.edu/events/bell.html