Detroit Free Press — Detroit Symphony Orchestra's penultimate program of the season features Bell and tribute to late composer Steven Stucky             more info

Popdose — Las Vegas. For many, it’s the solid-gold frame around the big picture. A residency there often guarantees not only something of stability in rough sailing waters but also a chance at infamy. Not everyone gets to stake their claim to a piece of Sin-... more info

Mercury News, California — Renée Fleming is the nearest thing to the perfect diva imaginable. She's glamorous and has a heavenly voice, an angelic face and a most convincing smile. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields may have a music director, the peripatetic violinist Joshua Bell, but the venerable London-based group is not tied down by his schedule or that of any conductor. more info

TMZ — Violinist Joshua Bell was a sweaty, disgusting mess when we spotted him following a performance at Union Station in Washington, DC ... but he was a sweaty, disgusting mess with a $15 million violin in his hands!!!Bell explained to our photog that… ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Hollywood Bowl is looking and sounding good. Last year it was spiffed up with smart new lawn furniture, compellingly (and controversially) incandescent new high-definition video screens and an exceptional sound system upgrade. This year there are... more info

Mercury News, California — Headliners include violinists Itzhak Perlman and Joshua Bell, soprano Deborah Voigt, pianist Richard Goode. Broadway stars Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin on a double bill, fado singer Mariza, the Kronos Quartet and the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra... more info

Mercury News, California — 1) He is 44.2) A video game enthusiast, he often has passed time on the road, playing them in his hotel rooms. more info

Mercury News, California — Superstar soloist helps the orchestra usher in its second century more info

Guardian Music — Jeremy Denk(Nonesuch)In his label debut recital, the American pianist Jeremy Denk – a regular duo partner of violinist Joshua Bell – displays his talent for finding connections between apparent opposites. The result is dazzling. Here Ligeti's Pia... more info