NEW YORK—Grammy Award winning violinist Joshua Bell went to Cuba on a trip organized by President Obama’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The aim was to create an exchange between American and Cuban musicians.
The happy result of the trip was the “Seasons of Cuba” concert by Bell and his Cuban friends at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall.
Bell acted as the host of the evening and performed throughout most of the concert. As he said at the outset, the program was eclectic.
(L–R) Aldo López-Gavilán (piano), Joshua Bell (violin), Larisa Martínez (soprano), Dave Matthews (guitar and vocals), Yosvany Terry (saxophone), Carlos Varela (guitar and vocals), and Yissy Garciá Calzadilla (drums) perform with the Chamber Orchestra of Havana conducted by Daiana García at Live From Lincoln Center's presentation of "Joshua Bell: Seasons of Cuba." Richard Termine
