Chris Botti & Joshua Bell Coming to Dr. Phillips Center; Tickets on Sale Friday

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces world-renowned and critically acclaimed Grammy Award-winning musicians Chris Botti and Joshua Bell, together alongside a full orchestra for a one-night only virtuoso event on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 8 p.m. in the Walt Disney Theater. Tickets for the performance start at $65.00 and may be purchased by visiting the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office at 445 S. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are also available by calling 844.513.2014 or online at drphillipscenter.org. Online and phone ticket purchases include handling fees.

Trumpeter Chris Botti returns to the Dr. Phillips Center stage having thrilled audiences last winter in his solo concert. Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed album When I Fall In Love, Botti has become the largest-selling American instrumental artist and established himself as one of the most important, innovative figures in contemporary music. His success breaks conventinonal boundaries with his wide-spread appeal crossing over to audiences usually reserved for pop music. His ongoing association with PBS led to four #1 jazz albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum and Grammy Awards. Selling more than four million albums in his career, his latest, Impressions, won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 2013 55th Grammy Awards. Performing worldwide with the likes of artists from Barbara Streisand and Tony Bennett to Lady Gaga, Sting and Steven Tyler, he found a form of creative expression that begins in jazz and expands beyond the limits of any single genre.

Joining Botti is lauded violinist Joshua Bell, often referred to as "the poet of the violin" and considered "the greatest American violinist active today" (The Boston Herald). Recording numerous movie soundtracks, including the Oscar-winning score for The Red Violin, and more than 40 albums since his first recording at age 18, Bell's 2014 Bach album (recorded with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, of which he is Music Director) debuted at #1 on the Billboard Classical Chart. Having collaborated with A-listers including Wynton Marsalis, Josh Groban and Placido Domingo, he has performed on every continent except Antartica and has all the prestigious accolades of a superstar classical musician.