While modern life grows louder and faster, the cello sits patiently in the room, speaking softly until everyone ...

The cello is a very fine instrument - just ask Yo-Yo Ma - but it has some fundamental weaknesses. The most obvious one is that there's no way to play more than two of its four strings simultaneously.

It has the deepest voice in the violin family, yet it can reach notes a coloratura soprano couldn’t top. It is heard in orchestras and string quartets, alone in a recital hall or supporting other ...

When world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma visited the nearly completed Green Music Center in 2011, he did not bring either of his famous cellos: the Davidov Stradivarius crafted in 1712 or the Montagnana ...

It’s Musical Fringe Week in Baltimore. New music for cello and electronics filled Peabody Conservatory’s Griswold Hall Tuesday night, concluding with a large dose of improvisation. It made a ...