"Compared with [J. S. Bach’s] six sonatas for violin without accompaniment, these violoncello solos are light and unpretending. Nevertheless, they are interesting, because they are Bach’s. The first ...
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 ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Notebook With an ear for dance and a new five-string violin, Johnny Gandelsman set out to transform a towering classic. By Joshua Barone ...
Some instrumental configurations are well-established: the string quartet in classical music, the piano trio in jazz, the guitars-plus-drums setup in rock. Others come as a surprise. Such is the case ...
NEWTON -- "It's fairly light," says Edward, a sixth grader at Jackson Walnut Park School in Newton, about the cello he's lugging on his back. "It's not that heavy. It's just very awkward to carry." ...
One little trick and BAM, you’ve got yourself a brand-new string instrument. Violinist Esther Abrami has come up with a brilliant trick to make a violin sound like a cello: and literally all you have ...
Don't miss out on the headlines from Bundaberg. Followed categories will be added to My News. Apparently not clicking to the fact the musical instrument may have been stolen, Mlynarczyk walked into a ...
Gaelynn Lea stands 3ft tall and plays the violin like a cello. The singer-songwriter from America has Brittle Bone Disease and uses a loop pedal to compose haunting folk music which has seen her ...