Classical music wouldn’t be the same without the beautiful cello. Here are our favourite pieces of music for reflection and calm, starring this stunning instrument… The cello is the instrument most ...

Arguably the most famous of Saint-Saëns’ The Carnival of the Animals is No. 13 ‘The Swan’. Scored for two pianos and a solo cello, its calming melody represents the bird’s effortless gliding, while ...

TO OUR READERS: This is one in a series of stories about members of The Gazette's Best & Brightest Class of 2008.Daphne Rodzinyak gave the violin a try for a year, but it wasn't a good fit.So at 7, ...

We asked Yo-Yo Ma, John Williams, Andrew Lloyd Webber and others to pick the music that moves them. Listen to their choices. In the past, we’ve asked some of our favorite artists to choose the five ...

Music can have a profound effect on both the emotions and the body. Faster music can make you feel more alert and concentrate better. Upbeat music can make you feel more optimistic and positive about ...

Nineteen-year-old cellist Jan Vargas Nedvetsky is a 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts and a 2025 YoungArts Winner ...