‘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 ...

It’s one of the most enduringly popular classical music forms ever created, but what makes a piece of music a ‘concerto’, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Emanuel Gruber, a cello and chamber music professor in East Carolina University’s School of Music, has released a new ...

Raised on Vancouver Island, cellist Sahara von Hattenberger and soprano Vanessa Croome are making a name for themselves by ...

Classical music-focused nonprofit Mainly Mozart will debut its new series of concerts Saturday evening, pairing some of the ...