The cello has long been regarded as the orchestral instrument with a sound that most closely resembles the range and timbre of the human voice. In the first part of the 18th century, composer J. S.

Antonin Dvorak almost didn’t write his celebrated Cello Concerto. He doubted the cello’s potential. It turns out his concerto unleashes the cello’s capabilities, and we’ll hear it today on the ...

Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto starts with the cello alone, playing rich, soulful chords. British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason gives a passionate performance of this pillar in the cello repertoire today ...

When the pandemic hit last year, cellist Matt Haimovitz admits that at first he felt paralyzed after being on the road touring and performing for more than three decades. He started wondering: What's ...

Joan Herget is on a mission to live in the zone and surround herself with the best musicians. On this episode of On Stage at Curtis we meet Joan Herget a Canadian Cellist taking over Philadelphia.

Tina Guo’s unique style of classical and electric cello playing — which has been described as “metal cello,” “distinctively ferocious,” and challenging preconceived notions — is probably something you ...

In Cello Unwrapped, a year-long festival of the instrument at Kings Place which opens on Saturday 7 January with two performances by Alban Gerhardt, I’m performing in three concerts which reflect ...

He performed at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in 2018. Two years earlier, at the age of 17, he won the BBC's Young Musician Competition. And he's appeared on Britain's Got Talent ...

Between bites of Korean BBQ, cellists from the UT Orchestra discussed a plan to open classical music to wider audiences.

Dirty Cello defies convention — and its members know it. As the Bay Area band returns to Napa for its upcoming performance at the Native Sons of the Golden West Hall on Saturday, April 26, lead ...