Does the world still need classical music? What about orchestras? In this gorgeous talk and performance, violinist Joshua Bell and the Chamber Orchestra of America play selections of classical music masterpieces — from Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 to Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony and more — sharing why this art form remains a singularly unifying force.For a chance to give your own TED Talk, fill out the Idea Search Application: ted.com/ideasearch.Interested in learning more about upcoming TED events? Follow these links:TEDNext: ted.com/futureyouTEDSports: ted.com/sportsTEDAI Vienna: ted.com/ai-viennaTEDAI San Francisco: ted.com/ai-sf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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You're listening to TED Talks Daily, where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day. I'm your host, Elise Hume. It's a simple but profound question. Does the world really need classical music anymore? What about orchestras?
In this gorgeous talk and performance, violinist Joshua Bell and the Chamber Orchestra of America take to the TED stage to share why music remains a singularly unifying force in our world and why it and the musicians who share it are more crucial now than ever before.
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Hi, everyone. Well, I am Joshua Bell, and I am joined by a brand new orchestra that I just helped found in New York City called the Chamber Orchestra of America. So you might ask, do we need orchestras anymore? Oh, thank you. Am I preaching to the choir? OK, maybe. Do we need classical music anymore? Is it relevant? Well, good. Well, we all agree, I guess. I could go home.
OK, but I'm here really to answer that and say yes. So I want you to imagine walking into your hometown concert hall. You're there to hear the symphony. So what happens there? Okay, you take a seat, and the musicians start filing onto the stage.
Each one of those musicians has spent a lifetime, tens of thousands of hours mastering their craft, and each instrument in their hands is itself a piece of history, a testament to human ingenuity and creativity. The conductor walks onto the stage and he gives a downbeat, and the room comes alive with the sounds of the symphony. Every note has a direction, every harmony has a purpose.
And you sit there in the audience being taken on a journey, not just being entertained passively, but actively listening and using your imagination. And you're doing it alongside thousands of other people from different walks of life, different ages, races, religions, political persuasions. None of those differences at that moment
mean anything because you're unified by the music and reminded of your shared humanity. So don't you think we need that in today's world? So you've just heard a little bit of, as you probably know, Vivaldi, Antonio Vivaldi's Four Seasons, which he wrote 300 years ago in Italy.
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