Ekhaya noJoshua Bell

UJoshua Bell uhlala kwisutikheyisi yakhe iintsuku ezingama-250 ngonyaka. I-violinist eneminyaka engama-45 ubudala ihambela kwilizwe lonke, isasaza umculo wayo kwihlabathi liphela. Ke xa efika ekhaya kwigumbi lakhe eliphangaleleyo kwiSithili saseFlatiron, awayilungiselela nomakhi owaziwayo uCharles Rose, uyathanda ukuhlala kamnandi. Kwaye uyathanda ukonwabisa.

Ukufika kwethu ngentsasa yakutshanje, uMnu. Bell wayesandula ukufika ngenqwelomoya evela eYurophu. I-Opera yacoca ngasemva njengoko sasizinze kwithala leencwadi, apho uMnu Bell -ye-albhamu yakhe yeholide, Izipho zoMculo , ikhutshwe kwinyanga ephelileyo-amaxesha amaninzi isenzo. Okwangoku, uMnu.Bell anganakho ukuthatha ikhefu kwishedyuli yakhe exakekileyo. Kodwa hayi ixesha elide. Kwisithuba esingaphantsi kweveki, wayeza kube epakisha i-Stradivarius yakhe esiya e-China.

Uyifumene nini indlu?

Ndiyifumene le ndawo malunga neminyaka eli-10 eyadlulayo. Bendihlala kufutshane. Ndiyayithanda ibhloko yam kakhulu kangangokuba xa oku kufumanekayo ndiye ndatsiba ngeli thuba, nangona iflethi ibingathandisisi kwaphela ngaphandle kwesithuba. Kodwa ikwalilo thuba elihle lokuba ndiyile into kunye nomzobi kwasekuqaleni kwaye ndenze yonke into ngendlela endiyifunayo.

Kuquka ntoni oko?

Umgangatho ongaphantsi yindawo yabucala ngakumbi, enegumbi leendaba kunye namagumbi okulala nezinto ezinjalo. Kodwa phezulu, bendisazi ukuba ndifuna ukwenza okuninzi kokonwabisa, kwaye ke bendifuna indawo enkulu evulekileyo ukuze ndikwazi ukumema abantu abaninzi. Ndiyayithanda imbono yendlu soirée-umculo kunye nabahlobo kunye newayini kunye nokutya. Ndinabantu abangaphezu kwe-150 apha kwikhonsathi.

Zeziphi ezona zinto zixabisekileyo kwigumbi lakho?

Ngokucacileyo, ivayolini, iStradivarius eneminyaka engama-300 ubudala, yeyona nto ixabisekileyo. Kufanelekile ngaphezu kwendlu.

Kwakhona, ukuboniswa kwengqokelela yam yesandla esineenkcukacha ezininzi — ezininzi zeefoto kunye neempawu zam zazivela kutitshala wam, uJosef Gingold. Kukho uEinstein noBronisław Huberman, owayengumnini wevayolin yam. Kukho utitshala kaGingold, u-Eugène Ysaÿe, owayengomnye wee-violinists ezinkulu. Abanye babo bangabaqambi, kwaye ndidlala umculo wabo-ke xa ndiziqhelanisa, kumnandi ukuba bakhona.

Kwaye mhlawumbi iGrammys yam. Olo hlobo luthetha into kum. Ikhitshi kunye negumbi lokuhlala liqukethe umgangatho wesibini, kunye nezinyuko ezikhokelela eluphahleni. (Ifoto ngu-Emily Anne Epstein)

I-violin nayo idlala indima kuyilo lendlu, akunjalo?

I-violin ngokusisiseko i-ebony ngokuchasene nemephu ebomvu ebomvu, kwaye yahlukile ngokwahlukileyo kangangokuba bendicinga ukuba kungamnandi ukwenza indawo yokuhlala ngezi zixhobo. Ke ibhentshi ende ende emnyama ebaleka iinyawo ezili-100 ukusuka kwelinye icala ukuya kwelinye ngokusisiseko ifana nebhodi yomnwe kwi-violin. Kwaye umgangatho luhlobo lwe rosewood yaseAfrika.

Ke zininzi iinkcukacha ezincinci, ezinje ngeerates zokufudumeza umoya kwaye ileli kwithala leencwadi zinohlobo lwe-violin scroll design-siyenzile loo nto ukuyicebisa. Bendingafuni indlu emile njengevayolini.

Leliphi igumbi ochitha ixesha elininzi kulo?

Mhlawumbi ithala leencwadi, apho ndiqhelisela khona. Ndichitha ixesha elininzi, xa ndisekhaya, kwigumbi elikhulu losasazo ezantsi, kuba ndineprojektha enkulu ehla ezantsi. Ndiyisebenzisela ukubukela ibhola, yenye yezona zinto ndizithandayo. Iivayoli zeglasi. (Ifoto ngu-Emily Anne Epstein)

Yintoni iqela lakho?

Iqela lam eliphambili yi-Indianapolis Colts, kuba kulapho ndikhulele khona. Kodwa ndilandela phantse yonke imidlalo. Ndidla ngokubathinta kwaye ndikhawuleze-phambili ngazo.

Yintoni eyona nto uyithandayo ngendlu yakho?

Ishawa yangaphandle eluphahleni yenye yezinto endizithandayo. Xa lusuku oluhle, kwakusasa, ndiyaphuma ndizinxibe iimpahla zam zokuhlamba, kwaye ngelixa uhlamba ungabona ngokusisiseko isixeko ngeeslits.

Ngaba unobuhlobo nabamelwane bakho?

Ewe, kodwa andiboni kakhulu. Into emnandi ngokuhlala apha kukuba yeyabucala kakhulu. Ndinemigangatho emibini ephezulu kunye nophahla, kwaye into yokuqala endayenzayo yayikukungavisisani nendlu. Ndingaziqhelanisa nentsimbi yesithathu ekuseni, kwaye andikaze ndibenaso isikhalazo. Kumnandi ukwazi ukuba ndingakwenza oko. EManhattan, uninzi loogxa bam bangena engxakini enkulu kunye nabamelwane babo. Indawo yokuhlala. (Ifoto ngu-Emily Anne Epstein)

Ngaba kukho naziphi na iikhonsathi zendlu ezisebenzayo?

Siza kuzama ukufumana abantu abaninzi kangangoko ndinako kwi-albhamu entsha ukwenza umboniso wendlu ngasekupheleni kukaNovemba, oza kusasazwa ngqo kwi-Intanethi, kwiMedici.tv. Ndikwenza nengxowa-mali yomntwana wam oneminyaka emithandathu, ofunda kwisikolo somculo esikhethekileyo liziko laseLincoln. Ndiza kumenza adlale i-cello yakhe kunye nam, eya kukukhumbuza okudala kweentsuku zakudala. Mna nomama sasidla ngokudlala kunye.

Ngaba uhlala ubabona abantwana bakho?

Ewe, ndinabantwana abathathu, kwaye bahlala ibhloko nesiqingatha kude. Sayilungisa ngaloo ndlela. Ndiya ndibuye ndibuye ndiphinde phakathi kwezi ndawo zimbini kwisithuthuthu sokutyhala amaxesha amathathu ngosuku. Kunzima ngokwaneleyo-kuba ndihambe kakhulu-ukungababoni, ke xa ndisekhaya kumnandi ukuba basondele kakhulu. Kwaye mna nomama singabahlobo abakhulu, ke yimeko elula.

Ngaba ukhetha ukudlala ekhayeni lakho okanye eCarnegie Hall?

ICarnegie Hall yeyona ndawo ndiyithandayo emhlabeni, kodwa ngabantu abangama-2,800 okanye abantu. Kukho into endiyithandayo ngokudlala endlwini. Ndinabahlobo abaninzi abangazange baye kwiikonsathi zakudala bade bandazi. Ndibamemile eCarnegie Hall emva koko ndibamemele ekhayeni lam, kwaye baziva amandla omculo onamandla ngakumbi xa sele esondele. Kukho into ekhethekileyo kakhulu malunga nendlela yokwenza umculo. Iifoto ezinemifanekiso zihombisa iindonga zethala leencwadi. (Ifoto ngu-Emily Anne Epstein)