Strings and wood become harp and drum accompanying cellist Abel Selaocoe's chants and throat singing in his new album, Hymns of Bantu, out this month. It's just one of the many ways he makes alchemy ...

The cello, otherwise known as a violoncello, is a bowed instrument with four strings. It's a close cousin of the violin, viola, and double bass. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well ...

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 ...

Bach’s instrumental output encompasses a wide spectrum, but none so intimate as his suites for solo cello. Watch and listen to six great cellists playing highlights of these amazing pieces. When you ...

Malcolm Arnold’s Cello Concerto, written in 1988 for Julian Lloyd Webber, fully justifies its resurrection thanks to its characteristic mix of vitality, broad melody and taut compositional procedures.

For a hint of the sheer joy and visceral energy South African cellist/vocalist Abel Selaocoe [“Sel-AU-chay”] brings to the stage, check out a recent live YouTube video of him performing his 2022 Cello ...