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Joshua Bell Net Worth
Joshua Bell Net Worth 2020: Wiki Biography, Married, Family, Measurements, Height, Salary, Relationships
Joshua David Bell net worth is
$15 million
Joshua David Bell Wiki Biography
Joshua David Bell was born on 9 December 1967, in Bloomington, Indiana USA, of Scottish and Jewish descent. Joshua is a conductor and violinist, well known for his performances with various orchestras around the world. He’s been awarded numerous times and was also featured in a Washington Post experiment. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Joshua Bell? As of mid-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $15 million, mostly earned through a successful career in music. He’s made many high profile performances, including in collaboration with other musicians. He’s also appeared in various television and film productions. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will increase.
Joshua Bell Net Worth $15 million
Bell started learning the violin at the age of four, when his mother discovered that he was trying to emulate piano music by using stretched rubber bands. He was given a violin and started taking lessons, though he was also focused on other things such as sports. He studied under Donna Bricht and Mimi Zweig before learning from Josef Gingold. Despite the fact that his parents weren’t truly pushing him towards a career as a violinist, Gingold inspired Bell to pursue the instrument, so that at the age of 14, he appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra as a solo violinist. He also attended Indiana University Jacobs School of Music to study the violin. In 1989, he achieved an Artist Diploma in Violin Performance and then a Distinguished Alumni Service Award two years after graduating from the school.
In 1985 at the age of 17, Joshua made his debut at Carnegie Hall with the St. Louis Symphony. Since then, he’s performed around the world and written numerous compositions. He took part in the film “The Red Violin” and “Ladies in Lavender”, and also made a guest appearance in “Music fo the Heart”. He is an artistic partner for the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and also collaborates with film composer Hans Zimmer.
He received an Academy Award nomination for his performance of the song “Before My Time” for the documentary “Chasing Ice”. Aside from those, he was named as the Music Director of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields in London, and was also awarded the Avery Fisher Prize. One of his latest works is being part of an episode of “Royal Pains”. All have contributed to his net worth.
Bell plays a 300-year-old violin called Gibson ex Huberman – the instrument has been stolen twice but recovered. The violin was about to be sold for a collection and Joshua then decided to sell his Tom Taylor Stradivarius violin for $2 million in order to buy the violin for a little under four million dollars. The events are told in the documentary “The Return of the Violin”.
Aside from that, Bell participated in a Washington Post experiment in which he played incognito at a subway station in Washington DC. Despite his performance that could be worth significantly more in orchestra performances, he only gathered $32 and only one person knew who he was. The article and experiment would win a Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. The experiment is also posted on YouTube, called “Find Your Way, A Busker Documentary”.
For his personal life, it is known that Joshua has three children born to former girlfriend Lisa Matricardi. He currently resides in Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York.
| Full Name | Joshua Bell |
| Net Worth | $15 million |
| Date Of Birth | December 9, 1967 |
| Place Of Birth | Bloomington, Indiana, United States |
| Height | 6' (1.83 m) |
| Profession | Violinist |
| Education | Bloomington High School, North Jacobs School of Music |
| Nationality | American |
| Children | Benjamin Bell, Josef Bell, Samuel Bell |
| Parents | Shirley Bell, Alan P. Bell |
| Siblings | Toby Gill, Rachel Bell, Terry Milazzo |
| Partner | Lisa Matricardi |
| https://www.facebook.com/joshuabellviolinist | |
| http://www.twitter.com/joshuabellmusic | |
| Google+ | https://plus.google.com/+joshuabell |
| https://www.instagram.com/joshuabellmusic/ | |
| MySpace | https://myspace.com/joshuabell |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068310/ |
| Allmusic | http://www.allmusic.com/artist/joshua-bell-mn0000943781 |
| Awards | Avery Fisher Prize, Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album, Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra), Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Classical |
| Music Groups | National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America |
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program |
| Movies | Orchestra of Exiles, Verbier Festival: Highlights 2008, Martha Argerich: Live at Verbier Festival: 2007-2008 |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on dealing with security issues for his $4 million Stradivarius] The last time it was stolen [1936], it was gone for fifty years. The thief confessed on his deathbed. He was a violinist and he covered it in shoe polish and played on it his whole life. But it's the best investment I've ever made, although I'll never see the profits because I will die with this in my hands. Traveling with it is like traveling with a baby. It's irreplaceable, but it won't spontaneously combust. |
| 2 | I like blackjack. I like the psychology of poker. I'm addicted to the adrenaline of performing, and I think when you're used to having that high, you look for it in other things. Violinists are notorious gamblers [Henryk] Wieniawski and [Niccolo] Paganini lost their violins gambling. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Currently on a world tour [March 2002] |
| 2 | Joining his alma mater Indiana University's renowned Jacobs School of Music as a faculty member [2008] |
| 3 | On January 12, 2007, with Washington Post Staff Writer Gene Weingarten, he pretended he was a violin street busker at a Washington, D.C. subway stop as an experiment to see if people would pay attention in their rush to get to work at 8 a.m. in the morning. |
| 4 | Graduated from Indiana University. |
| 5 | Was named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in May 2000. |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spise med Price | 2014 | TV Series documentary music - 1 episode | |
| For Colored Girls | 2010 | musician: violin solos | |
| Angels & Demons | 2009 | musician: violin solos | |
| Defiance | 2008/I | musician: violin solos | |
| Silk | 2007 | musician: violin | |
| Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story | 2005 | musician: violin solos | |
| Ladies in Lavender | 2004 | musician: violin | |
| Iris | 2001/I | musician: solo violin | |
| Great Performances | 2001 | TV Series musician - 1 episode | |
| The Red Violin | 1998 | music consultant / musician: solo violin |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bi no tsubo | TV Series 1 episode, 2013 performer - 1 episode, 2013 | ||
| The 85th Annual Academy Awards | 2013 | TV Special performer: "Before My Time" | |
| Orchestra of Exiles | 2012 | Documentary performer: "Viloin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: 1. Allegro" [sic], "Sonata for Violin and Piano in A: IV. Allegretto Poco Mosso" | |
| Chasing Ice | 2012 | Documentary "Before My Time" / performer: "Before My Time" | |
| The War | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Ladies in Lavender | 2004 | performer: "Carnival of Venice" ca1829, "Meditation" 1894, "Zabawa Weselna", "The Girl With The Flaxen Hair", "Introduction and Tarantelle Op. 43" as "Introduction and Tarantelle", "Fuga from Sonata No.1 in G Minor BWV 1001" 1720 as "Fuga from Sonata No.1" | |
| Music of the Heart | 1999 | performer: "Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins" |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Pains | 2016 | TV Series | Joshua Bell |
| Mozart in the Jungle | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Joshua Bell |
| Ladies in Lavender | 2004 | Violinist for Andrea (uncredited) | |
| The Red Violin | 1998 | Violinist (Oxford) (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Eye | 2008 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julie's Greenroom | 2017 | TV Series filming | Himself |
| Home & Family | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| Tavis Smiley | 2008-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Maestro | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Find Your Way: A Busker's Documentary | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Frankie Moreno: Songs at Home, with Special Guest Joshua Bell | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Queen Latifah Show | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| Huckabee | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| My Music: Classical Rewind | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| ¡Atención obras! | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| BBC Proms | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Violinist |
| Michael Feinstein's American Songbook | 2013 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Orchestra of Exiles | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| From Dust to Dreams: Opening Night at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Joshua Bell Plays Mendelssohn and Meyer | 2012 | Video | Himself |
| CBS This Morning | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Violin Masters: Two Gentlemen of Cremona | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bach & Friends | 2010 | Documentary | |
| Profil, Poveste, Personaj | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Live from Lincoln Center | 2004-2010 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Violinist |
| In Search of the Messiah | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | 2009 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon | 2008-2009 | TV Series | Himself - Performer / Himself |
| The Music Tree | 2009 | Documentary | Interview |
| Stand Up to Cancer | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
| From the Top at Carnegie Hall | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2001-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Megan Mullally Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Breakfast with the Arts | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Eine große Nachtmusik | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Love Monkey | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Circling Around: The Violin Virtuosi | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Former Violin Virtuosi Member |
| The 46th Annual Grammy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Sesame Street | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 44th Annual Grammy Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself |
| Great Performances | 2001 | TV Series | Himself - Performer |
| The Martin Short Show | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Music of the Heart | 1999 | Himself | |
| Biography | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| PBS NewsHour | 1987 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 85th Annual Academy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Performer: Before My Time |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Classical Music-Dance Program | Great Performances (1971) |
Known for movies
Music of the Heart (1999)
as Himself
The Red Violin (1998)
as Music Department
Angels & Demons (2009)
as Music Department
The 46th Annual Grammy Awards (2004)
as Himself - Presenter
