American violinist Joshua Bell performs with French conductor Louis Langree (right) and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Lincoln Center in New York. Photo: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is hosting Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell this week.
He and the CSO will perform the Chicago premiere of "The Elements," a violin concerto in five movements celebrating fire, air, water, space and earth.
Between the lines: Bell is the real deal. He first played Carnegie Hall at age 17 and has performed with all the major orchestras and conductors, including Riccardo Muti.
Fun fact: Bell once partnered with the Washington Post to go undercover as a Metro "busker." Watch the video here.
