Maya Beiser discovered Belgian surrealist poet Henri Michaux when she was a teenager, playing cello in an Israeli army string quartet during the Lebanon war. For years, she wanted to do something with ...
Maya Beiser's new rock covers album is called Uncovered. Through the decades, classical cellists have studied the masters: Pablo Casals, Mstislav Rostropovich, Jacqueline du Pre. AC/DC doesn't quite ...
Now a member of the Bay Area’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Tanya Tomkins has been leading a double life, performing both on Baroque and modern cellos. Chamber Music in Historic Sites has ...
Normally lumped into the 'miscellaneous instruments' category of jazz awards, the cello has been something of a bit player in the colorful history of jazz. That said, today there are arguably more ...
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What: Matthias Pintscher conducts works by Ravel, Dukas, and Pintscher. When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4. Where:11001 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. Tickets:: $31-$126. 216-231 ...
”Goat Rodeo Sessions’ has been at the top of my playlist for the past six months,” says Green Music Center artistic director Jeff Langley. He’s talking about cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s latest genre-bending ...
In the tradition-bound world of classical music, new music is working hard to carve out its own ensembles and traditions and tropes. One of the new roles that’s emerged is contemporary cello goddess.
Luigi Boccherini dared to question what range the cello could play in his cello quintet, Op. 20, No. 4. It's pretty wild that this i written just before Boccherini. And people are experimenting with ...