Article: Hot property; Celebrated young violinist Joshua Bell has done it all - except conducting. Now he will pursue that musical path with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.(VARIETY / FREETIME)

Byline: Michael Anthony; Staff Writer

At 36 and looking maybe 10 years younger, violinist Joshua Bell would seem to have it all. Unlike just about any other star soloist, Bell, who grew up on a farm in Indiana, has managed to court a mass audience without losing his status as a serious classical artist.

Bell has performed on VH1 and to worldwide TV audiences on Grammy and Oscar broadcasts. He has recorded film scores ("The Red Violin") along with best-selling crossover discs. His "Romance of the Violin" has lingered for a year at the top of the classical charts. And yet his performances of standard repertoire and even of large new concert works, such as ...

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