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

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 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 ...

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, ...

This incredible string instrument looks like it’s carved from ice – but it’s actually made of glass. Cellist Jesse Ahmann was getting fed up of playing his regular cello, so he thought he’d give ...

How do a string quartet pursue their dream of the ideal ensemble sound? James Jolly caught up with the Carducci Quartet to learn about how they went about it I’ve never given a lot of thought as to ...

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 ...