All cellist articles – Page 2
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NewsRussian cellist Alexey Seleznev has died
The musician was active in conservatoires and in promoting the careers of talented young cellists
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NewsCellist Lev Evgrafov dies aged 86
One of the Soviet Union’s most celebrated cellists, he was often accompanied by his mother on piano
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VideoNew Jacqueline du Pré opera set to tour
’We’ll Never Let You Down’ brings together music by three Dutch composers
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NewsI Musici cellist Francesco Strano has died
The musician, 80, was also known as a tutor at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
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NewsCellist Michael Dahlenburg to join Australian String Quartet
The musician and conductor will take up the post in November 2020, succeeding Sharon Grigoryan
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NewsYCat finalists to receive career support packages
Two cellists, a violinist, a double bassist and three chamber groups are among the twelve finalists this year
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NewsRoyal Opera House to stream The Cellist online
The ballet will be made available on YouTube from Friday 29 May
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NewsObituary: Eileen Croxford Parkhouse (1924–2020)
The cellist, pedagogue and founder of the Parkhouse Award for chamber music was 96 years old
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Focus5 views on teaching and performance from William Pleeth
The late British cellist and teacher of Jacqueline du Pré spoke to The Strad in June 1996 at the age of 80
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Premium ❘ FeatureRaphael Wallfisch on finding the right cello position
The British artist tells Laurinel Owen why he plays with a long endpin and its effect on technique and sound production
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FeatureCellist Angela East on treating shoulder tendonitis
Training as an Alexander Technique teacher helped the musician to overcome debilitating pain in her bowing arm
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NewsJohannes Goritzki obituary: cellist, conductor and committed educator
Colleague and long term friend Moray Welsh remembers a hugely influential teacher and mentor who has died aged 76
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FocusCello journey: the best recordings of Ernest Bloch's Schelomo
Intended to be played as a seamless integrated whole, with an equality between the cellist and the orchestra, rather than as a concertante piece, Bloch’s Hebraic rhapsody Schelomo has been recorded by many cellists in numerous ways – and it seems that there is something special about almost all ...
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ReviewCorinne Morris: Chrysalis - Cello works by Haydn, Couperin, Monn
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Cellist’s brave and commendable comeback after injury Musicians: Corinne Morris (cello), Scottish Chamber Orchestra Works: HAYDN Cello Concerto in C major, COUPERIN Pieces en Concert (arr. Paul Bazelaire), MONN Cello Concerto in G minor Catalogue Number: ...
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NewsTexas cello pedagogue Phyllis Young has died at 92
Cellist was on the Butler School of Music faculty for over 50 years and director of the UT String Project for 35 years
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BlogsLeonard Elschenbroich on Brahms's cello sonata no.1
For the German-born cellist, Brahms’s Cello Sonata in E minor op.38 brings back memories of childhood – and perhaps even further back than that
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NewsCellist latest to fall victim to incomprehensible airline treatment
KLM proves unable to re-book seat for cello after flight cancellation, claims cellist Jacob Shaw, leaving him to pick up €650 bill
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VideoAn Afternoon with Gregor Piatigorsky
Made not long before Piatigorsky’s death in 1976, this short film features him musing on life and music, and includes Raphael Wallfisch in his early twenties taking a lesson, as well as a close look at the 1714 ‘Batta’ Stradivari (now known as the ’Batta-Piatigorsky’). Filmed around the family home ...
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NewsCellist Daniel Hass wins 2016 Michael Measures Prize, worth $25,000
The prize recognises promise in the next generation of Canadian classical musicians
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BlogsIf you're not nervous, your playing is not going to be exciting': Cellist and 2016 Schoenfeld winner Christoph Croisé
The 22-year-old Swiss musician discusses preparation, practice and repertoire in an exclusive interview