When Shirley Hunt set out to record J.S. Bach's "Suite for Solo Cello in D Major," she wasn't sure where she'd find a five-string cello. It just so happens the MFA has one — from the 18th ...

There's a musician onstage bending into his instrument with a look of feverish concentration on his face. He's plucking the strings, pulling faces and letting loose uncontained chord clusters ...

A Human Voice From a Cello's Strings. October 18, 2006. By Rachel Beckman. Cellist Maya Beiser defies the stereotype of a classically trained, pitch-perfect, Yale-educated musician.

String theory: With cello choir, ... “The cello is beautiful already, but if you multiply that by 28, the sound fills every single air particle with such warmth and joy.