The English composer completed his stormy and expressive concerto in 1919, in the aftermath of the devastation caused by the First World War. By this time, Elgar’s music – which was deeply connected ...

A restored instrument thought to be the oldest surviving Scottish cello is to be brought back to life at a special performance. The cello was made 268 years ago by luthier Robert Duncan in Aberdeen, ...

It's a close cousin of the violin, viola, and double bass. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well as in chamber music ensembles, string orchestras, as a member of the string section of ...

What is interesting about a cello robot, in particular ... Mühlrad, who moves seamlessly between art music and popular music, ...

An Edmonton-born and Banff-raised cello prodigy who studied ... performed with most of the word’s top orchestras. She mastered the chamber-music repertoire with old-timers like pianist Menahem ...

‘Some of the colour is meant to be no more than a vague wash against which the solo cello defines itself.’ He went on to speak of ‘that poignant simplicity that has come upon Elgar’s music ...

Years ago, the acclaimed cellist asked a high school student to help him name his instrument. He brought his cello — aka "Petunia" — in for music and conversation during this May 2024 interview.

Clark Pang (cello), 10 ... CA. A top prizewinner in San Francisco’s prestigious Pacific Musical Society and the Yehudi Menuhin Competitions, Clark studies music at the San Francisco Conservatory ...

There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put together, and they are very often at the heart of the music. The cello looks like a violin - but bigger. You couldn't ...