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

International Cello Day is celebrated on December 29 to honour the cello, a deeply expressive string instrument. The day ...

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, ...

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 ...

THE LARGE Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic is overcrowded with the public. This time, on October 21, the stage is given to young Slovak talents, participants in the International Summer Academy ...

One little trick and BAM, you’ve got yourself a brand-new string instrument. Violinist Esther Abrami has come up with a brilliant trick to make a violin sound like a cello: and literally all you have ...

The cello’s top and back are made from flat, concave carbon-fiber panels. Its ribs and neck are produced through 3D printing. Meanwhile, traditional parts such as the sound post, fingerboard, and ...