All cellist articles – Page 3
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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
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FocusThere is a tiger inside this instrument’: Sol Gabetta talks about her newly acquired cello
The Strad’s August 2016 cover star speaks about adjusting to playing a c.1725 Gofriller, after twelve years with her beloved Guadagnini
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NewsGewandhaus Orchestra cellist killed in cycling accident aged 37
Hendrik Zwiener was a member of the orchestra since 2006
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NewsAmerican cellist and teacher Gilda Barston has died aged 71
The Suzuki specialist was a member of the Music Institute of Chicago’s cello faculty since 1973
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NewsCellist arrested in Moscow for ‘preventing pedestrian movement’
Semyon Lashkin, who was performing in a street adjacent to Red Square, has had his cello confiscated
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NewsCellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours
The musician, who survived the Holocaust, joins fellow performers Paul Lewis and Alison Balsom on the list
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ArticleBBC Young Musician cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason performs on Britain's Got Talent
2016 BBC Young Musician finalist, cellist Sheku-Kanneh Mason performs with his siblings on Britain's Got Talent in 2015.Read: BBC Young Musician of the Year names three finalists
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NewsBBC Young Musician of the Year names three finalists
The line-up includes 17-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason
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NewsUS violin dealer Dan Schab dies in house fire
The 58-year-old cellist was the owner of Schab Violins
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NewsCellist Alexander Hersh wins Schadt String Competition 2016
The 22-year-old New England Conservatory student receives $8,000 and a performance with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra
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ArticleThe great cellist Pablo Casals in conversation
I am still learning every day. Every day I complete the same practice routine that I completed at 18 - scales, arpeggios, thirds and finishing with a Bach suite'Cellist Pablo Casals speaks about his life and career as his head is sculpted at the age of 94.Watch: Great ...
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NewsUK cellist Gywneth George dies aged 95
The Welsh musician was known for her collaborations with pianist Alberto Portugheis
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NewsBritish cellist Christine Jackson has died aged 53
The experienced orchestral and chamber musician had suffered a brain aneurysm in 2009
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NewsCellist Natalie Clein appointed Oxford University director of musical performance
The British musician takes on the newly created role for a period of four years
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NewsDmitry Miller, principal Bolshoi Theatre cellist for 30 years, has died aged 73
The Russian musician also taught at the Moscow Conservatory
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NewsThe Strad February 2016 issue is out now
French cellist Gautier Capuçon speaks about the vision behind his Classe d'Excellence de Violoncelle
