Recent works by Gabriela Ortiz, choral music by David Lang and unreleased recordings by Radu Lupu are among our selections.

Rebecca Roudman started playing the cello as a child growing up in Terra Linda, performed with the Marin Youth Orchestra, studied classical music in college, and is now a member of the Santa Rosa and ...

What is a Dirty Cello? Find out at the  Contra Costa Civic Theatre in El Cerrito on Jan 25. The band Dirty Cello is a globe ...

When the pandemic hit last year, cellist Matt Haimovitz admits that at first he felt paralyzed after being on the road touring and performing for more than three decades. He started wondering: What's ...

This week I attended a very unusual show that showed once again how music transcends all boundaries: music as universal language. The two artists on stage at the Skirball Cultural Center—thanks to ...

Across cultures and genres, listeners consistently describe the cello as “human,” a rare case where an instrument’s emotional ...

International Cello Day is celebrated on December 29 to honour the cello, a deeply expressive string instrument. The day ...

Classical music can feel daunting to dig into if you haven't had a lot of exposure to the genre or didn’t grow up playing an instrument. With so many terms, styles, composers and performers, it can be ...

A classically trained pianist, Christopher O’Riley takes the stage at Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus and begins playing some elegant Shostakovich. The young audience listens quietly ...