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Joshua Bell: Violin Hero?
Filed under: Classical Music, Music, Television, Uncategorized; Tagged as: Guitar Hero, Jeremy Denk, Joshua Bell, Norton Center for the ArtsAbove: Joshua Bell plays Paganini. Is this video game material?
We had a chance to talk to violin virtuoso Joshua Bell Tuesday to preview his Jan. 26 recital with Jeremy Denk at the Norton Center for the Arts in Danville. We will save most of that interview for a story closer to the event. But one moment was kinda fun, so I thought I’d share, and I will admit up front, I am the goofball who asked this question — it was a teleconference with four other journalists.
In several Bell bios, I had read that as a kid — like most children of the late 1970s and ’80s — he liked video games. So, we asked if he still plays, and if he thinks there’s room in the world for “Violin Hero.” He replied:
“I have yet to try Guitar Hero. I don’t need to pretend to be a musician, so the appeal isn’t there for me,” he said with a laugh. “I think the Wii has the violin, they have a thing where you can play the violin, but I have yet to try it. I do enjoy video games, but usually it’s a distraction to get myself out of music — shooting things, to distract myself, as an escape — I haven’t incorporated the two. But if they asked me to particpate in developing Violin Hero, I think I would jump on board.”
Fun. I’m thinking of the possible menus, where maybe you select a Strad or Guarneri to play, choose between concertos by Mozart or Mendelssohn, choose an orchestra and conductor etc.
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On a similar theme, my 8-yr-old godson introduced me to Zoo Tycoon on Thanksgiving. His mom & I got to talking about a symphony sim game - I know I’m a nerd but I think it’d be great! You’d have to program concerts that keep your audiences happy without frying your musicians. Too much Mahler and your brass players would collapse and have to be revived, etc. Then there’d be menus of conductors & soloists to choose from. Are you listening, Santa?
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