In January, 2022, the British cellist Steven Isserlis was walking to a professional engagement when catastrophe struck. The ...

While modern life grows louder and faster, the cello sits patiently in the room, speaking softly until everyone ...

While working on her doctoral thesis, cellist Saskia Rao-de Haas remembers chancing on a 1932 letter from Rabindranath Tagore to his granddaughter. There is an instrument, he says, that he prefers ...

Across cultures and genres, listeners consistently describe the cello as “human,” a rare case where an instrument’s emotional ...

The cello, otherwise known as a violoncello, is a bowed instrument with four strings. It's a close cousin of the violin, viola, and double bass. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well ...

A classically-trained, New England Conservatory grad is helping the Boston orchestra A Far Cry kick off the new series, ...

On a winter afternoon, Eddie Adams walked into a Kohl’s department store in Fairfax County looking for a red button-down shirt. He really didn’t have the money, but he was set to go onstage at the ...

A cello virtuoso had a sudden surprise when her cello bow objected mid-performance (she jokingly blamed it on ‘too much contemporary music’). The cellist was performing contemporary composer Juliana ...

A new stunning series of photos has shone a light on the remarkable interiors of a range of musical instruments. Images captured by Auckland-based photographer Charles Brooks show the hidden ...

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