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Some musicians simply play. And then there are those who seem to open a hidden door into another world. Joshua Bell belongs to the latter. In these pages, Christian Soleil traces the journey of a prodigious child who became one of the most captivating violinists of our time. An artist capable of making a three-century-old Stradivarius resonate as if it were still whispering its ancient secrets. From the world's most prestigious concert halls to the most unexpected experiments - including that day when he played incognito in a subway station, exposing our fragile relationship with beauty - Bell walks a tightrope between virtuosity and vulnerability. This book tells the story of a musician who is more than a performer: he is a guide. His violin is not merely an instrument; it is a compass pointing toward the invisible, where emotion rises and time suspends its breath. A sensitive, luminous, at times gently humorous biography, where music becomes a character in its own right and each page tries to capture - if only for the span of a single note - that elusive mystery we call grace.

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Christian Soleil est écrivain, essayiste et dramaturge. Auteur de plus d'une soixantaine d'ouvrages, il explore depuis plusieurs décennies les zones de rencontre entre l'histoire, la littérature et la psychologie humaine. Ses livres, souvent nourris de figures illustres - d'Alexandre le Grand à Napoléon, de Cléopâtre à Jules César - questionnent la part d'ombre et de lumière qui guide les destins exceptionnels. Conférencier passionné, homme de culture et de transmission, il mêle érudition et sens du récit, offrant au lecteur une écriture à la fois documentée, vivante et sensible.

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