300 years of classical music in 18 minutes | Joshua Bell
TED Talks Daily
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🗓️ 19 August 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
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.
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| 0:52.7 | I'm your host, Elise Hume. It's a simple but profound question. Does the world really need classical music anymore? |
| 0:57.3 | What about orchestras? In this gorgeous talk and performance, |
| 1:02.8 | 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 |
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| 2:37.0 | Hi everyone. |
| 2:40.0 | 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. |
| 2:50.0 | Yeah. city called the Chamber Orchestra of America. So you might ask, do we need orchestras anymore? |
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