Mario Miralles spent decades acquiring the spruce and maple for string instruments worthy of Yo-Yo Ma and Gustavo Dudamel. Then he was forced to evacuate.
Category: Cellos
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In Just a Few Minutes, This Music Will Change Your Day
Calm and graceful, this cello piece by Bach slowly dances through hopefulness, longing and introspection.
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Does It Matter How a Cello Is Held? It’s a Centuries-Old Debate.
Historical response to the cello endpin, which anchors the instrument to the floor, has alternated between acceptance and pushback.
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Joel Krosnick, Longtime Cellist of Juilliard String Quartet, Dies at 84
Widely admired for his intense and precise playing, Mr. Krosnick stayed with the quartet for over 40 years, longer than either of his cellist predecessors.
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Antônio Meneses, Lyrical Brazilian Cellist, Is Dead at 66
He began playing as a child and quickly found success for his technical command and, as one critic put it, his “thoughtful elegance.”
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A Virtuoso Cellist’s Painstaking Path From Long Covid Back to the Stage
For over three years, long Covid has presented Joshua Roman with health challenges — and has indelibly shaped the music he makes.
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Abdul Wadud’s Cosmic Cello Music Gets Another Moment in the Sun
For decades, “By Myself,” the cellist’s defining statement made in 1977, was out of print. Before his 2022 death, he finalized plans for its first-ever re-pressing.
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A Cellist Breaks Music Into ‘Fragments,’ Then Connects Them
The New York Times – Music:Alisa Weilerstein’s latest project is a series of staged solo recitals that weave Bach’s cello suites with newly commissioned works.
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A Cellist Breaks Music Into ‘Fragments,’ Then Connects Them
The New York Times – Music:Alisa Weilerstein’s latest project is a series of staged solo recitals that weave Bach’s cello suites with newly commissioned works.
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Yo-Yo Ma Makes His Encore a Call for Peace, With a Nod to Casals
The New York Times – Music:The celebrated cellist capped a concert with the New York Philharmonic with a work that Pablo Casals often played to protest war and oppression.
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Review: In ‘Difficult Grace,’ a Cellist Moves Beyond Classical Confines
The New York Times – Music:In his wide-ranging multimedia program at the 92nd Street Y, Seth Parker Woods used different artistic avenues as channels for personal and communal exploration.