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 ...

Of the four instruments represented in a modern symphony orchestra string section — violin, viola, cello and contrabass — the cello is the most versatile. In a traditional ensemble context, whether ...

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 ...

WAJIMA, Ishikawa Prefecture--The melodic tones of a lacquered violin and cello that survived the New Year’s Day earthquake on the Noto Peninsula resonated through a school gymnasium here. Hirochika ...

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 ...

Good teachers lead by example, and there’s always a way, even if you don’t actually play the instrument... Never try to outsmart your teacher, is the lesson here. And, as this little vignette proves, ...