Cellist David Finckel appears on the weekly US arts and culture magazine show Articulate with Jim Cotter, performing with his wife and regular collaborator, pianist Wu Han, and discussing his journey as a cellist. Playing the cello, he says, has always felt like ‘hitting a tennis ball right in the sweet spot’: it just feels right.
Former Emerson Quartet cellist David Finckel on Articulate with Jim Cotter
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