Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, favorites of Arsht Center audiences, make their much-anticipated return to the Knight Masterworks Classical Music series.

Since its founding in 1958, the Academy of St Martin in the Fields has been one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, renowned for fresh, interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music. When the brilliant violinist Joshua Bell was named the ensemble’s music director in 2011, it was a marriage ordained by the gods of music. The winning combination has resulted in a dazzling ensemble that retains the collegiate spirit and flexibility of the original conductor-less chamber orchestra with playing that is marked by “propulsive energy” (South Florida Classical Review), “glowing interpretations” (The Washington Post) and a “precision that is staggering from the first downbeat” (Palm Beach Daily News).