Jersey hires Joshua Bell
OrchestrasThe violinist Joshua Bell has been named principal guest conductor of the New Jersey Symphony, starting a year from now.
He will appear one weekend each season.
photo: Chris Lee/NY Philharmonic
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“In addition, Bell and the orchestra are also exploring potential additional collaborations as part of the principal guest conductor role, which will be announced at a later date.”
https://www.thestrad.com/news/joshua-bell-named-new-jersey-symphonys-principal-guest-conductor/18743.article
One weekend each season?
That sounds like a regular old guest conductor. Why the fuss?
Once a season?
It must be nice to get instant conducting cred for a conducting position just because you have a name…..
One weekend a season…in other words….a guest artist lending his name…
This is how he becomes the next MD of the LAPhil…! Sneaky, but I like it.
Headline says ‘Jersey’, which is between UK and France – nowhere there the US!
Fed up with all this click-bait!
And everybody calls it Jersey. Get a life
We call it “New Jersey”. You gotta problem wid that?
You offering me a cement vest? Joisey is Joisey.
Did you attend a screening of The Jersey Boys expecting a pastoral meditation on childhood life in the Channel Islands?
Have you ever heard of a TV programme called Jersey Shore? I’ve never seen it, but I would be prepared to go bail that it is not about the island to which you refer.
Jersey, in the Channel Islands, does have a Symphony Orchestra. They perform twice a year — once in summer, once at Christmas. Maybe you thought its schedule suited Joshua Bell’s commitment better…
This is an interesting move. More mid-level orchestras should consider bringing in a “name” principal guest to amp up seasonal interest.
No reason against the idea. But a commitment for just one week-end a season? That is a pure PR stunt.
Don’t be naive. You think this SlippedDisc article gives a comprehensive and detailed explanation of his involvement with the Symphony? Of course not! It’s to stir up outrage amongst people like you who believe everything they see on tabloid headlines.