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

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 ...

Short-bearded, blue-jeaned Rajan Krishnaswami is seated on the stage in the empty hall embracing his cello like a lover. Fingers flash along the finger board; his arm draws the bow incisively over the ...

In this brief activity, students will listen closely to a young cellist perform a piece played on only one string of the instrument and identify the variety of sounds he produces. In this episode, ...

Who are the Samurai String Squad? They're Alastair Eng, Courtenay Vandiver, Jeremy Harmon and Jesse Lewis – and they're a string quartet, of a sort. It's clear the group are different from most string ...