Years ago I bought an lp of the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich on which he performed Benjamin Britten’s Cello Suites 1 & 2. It was truly stunning, both the composition and performance. A ...
As though the COVID-19 pandemic had never happened, bringing the normal patterns of life, and particularly those of the performing arts, to an eerie and threatening standstill, Zuill Bailey is back to ...
Superhero movies are better than they’ve ever been, but as the films based on comic books have improved, one things has remained lacking — superhero theme music. As good and as faithful as all of ...
UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L) presents cellist Alisa Weilerstein in “Fragments for Solo Cello,” 7 p.m. Friday, March 10 at Campbell Hall. “Fragments” is a groundbreaking project for solo cello that ...
The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra aims for the head, the soul and the heart in its latest concert, with three pieces of music that grapple with big questions, interrogate the spirits and channel great ...
An evening of music for solo cello can be a challenging affair. The cellist doesn’t have the physical mobility of a violinist. His instrument is inherently less showy and dramatic than the pianist’s ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Warm, rich and lyrical, the cello is the instrument whose sound we often think of as closest to the ...
While modern life grows louder and faster, the cello sits patiently in the room, speaking softly until everyone ...