Violinist Joshua Bell returns to the Amp, performing “The Red Violin” with CSO under Michael Stern’s baton by Kevin C. Vestal on August 15, 2018 share In January 2007, world famous violinist Joshua Bell — casually dressed in jeans and a baseball cap — played six classical pieces in Washington, D.C.,’s L’enfant Plaza for a less-than-captive audience. It was part of