Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason says music has power to teach young people empathy

Sheku Kanneh-Mason went viral performing at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding. He's captivated audiences since and is ...
The Guardian

Hey, what's that sound: Cello

What is it? The most resonant voice in the strings section, the cello has been described as the instrument that most closely corresponds to the human vocal range. Who uses it? Symphony orchestras ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Abel Selaocoe brings not just his incredible cello music, but also singing, to his ACO tour

Almost every article written about South African cellist, singer and composer Abel Selaocoe starts by calling him "genre-defying". But that's not how he sees his music. "This is not like a fusing of ...
The New York Times

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. By Hank Shteamer In a 1980 ...
The Guardian

Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: Works for Cello and Piano review – animated, playful and soulful

The Mendelssohn siblings’ chamber music is vital and fierce on this release by cellist Johannes Moser and pianist Alasdair Beatson (Pentatone) The Mendelssohn siblings have suffered from their twin ...
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Piano and cello filled the supermarket with music

I was playing piano at the supermarket when a cellist suddenly joined the performance and completely changed the atmosphere around us. What started as a simple musical moment quickly became a ...