Joshua Bell performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Joshua Bell, who talks to The Strad about the art of conducting, performs and directs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields for the Pharos Arts Foundation in Nicosia, Cyprus.

The Strad's March 2015 issue, out now, investigates the increasing number of string players who are expanding their horizons – and musical skills – by turning to conducting.

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