Back in 2017, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston hired Shirley Hunt to play a special centennial event to commemorate a large donation of historical instruments by a museum trustee. Hunt, a Boston-based ...

A string instrument "Cello" which is larger than the violin and slightly smaller than the contrabass is a musical instrument with four strings and bass echoes. A cello craftworker cut out timber, ...

Composed in September of 1828, during the final weeks of Schubert's life, the Quintet in C for two violins, viola and two cellos was the composer's last instrumental work and ranks among his greatest ...

Shelby Tauber / Special Contributor Joseph Kuipers knows the unique power of the cello and how it can transform those who commit to learning to play it. Drawn to the beauty of the string instrument’s ...

Amati “King” cello at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting a special summer guest: the world’s oldest known cello.

In January, 2022, the British cellist Steven Isserlis was walking to a professional engagement when catastrophe struck. The ...

Cellist Beth Vanderborgh enjoys a rich and varied career as soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician and pedagogue. Currently, she serves on the faculty of the University of Wyoming, as ...

During the nearly 40 years since he graduated with a degree in jazz studies from the University of South Florida’s New College, Joshua Breakstone has managed to find fresh musical adventures. And that ...

“Somebody just sent me this – bizarre: a string breaking during a recital I gave with Connie Shih in Milan. I can hardly remember the incident – or it being filmed. It’s usually playing Shostakovich ...