Bach Air on the G String is one of the most beloved classical melodies ever written This cello performance brings out the warmth depth and emotional beauty of the piece creating a timeless listening ...

In this brief activity, students will listen closely to a young cellist perform a piece played on only one string of the instrument and identify the variety of sounds he produces. In this episode, ...

Short-bearded, blue-jeaned Rajan Krishnaswami is seated on the stage in the empty hall embracing his cello like a lover. Fingers flash along the finger board; his arm draws the bow incisively over the ...

Mozart String-- Imagine a composer obliged to write several works for the King of Prussia, including six string quartets. Imagine that the King makes it quite clear that he himself, a noted cellist, ...

Back in 2017, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston hired Shirley Hunt to play a special centennial event to commemorate a large donation of historical instruments by a museum trustee. Hunt, a Boston-based ...

Classical musicians Toby Blumenthal and Douglas Harvey are taking classical chamber music out of the concert hall and into venues with Classical Sound. Douglas is the principal cello of the Austin ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put ...