Cello

Artist Spotlight: Ian Cooke & His Cello-Heavy Folk Rock

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 01.30.2012

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Ian Cooke and his cello-heavy folk rock have been winning over critics and gathering up awards for years. He has been featured in Spin magazine, has w...

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Maya Beiser: Musical Cubism, Provenance, and the Creative Performer

Daniel J. Kushner | Posted 01.01.2012

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Daniel J. Kushner

There is no doubt that cellist Maya Beiser is a dynamic performer. But her command is not limited to conventional concert stages.

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Lucas Kavner

Bringing 'Random Acts Of Culture' To The Masses

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 08.20.2011

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A few years ago, Dennis Scholl, the Vice President of Arts for the Knight Foundation, stumbled across a YouTube video of a spontaneous opera performan...

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WATCH: Breakdancing To Yo-Yo Ma

Posted 06.18.2011

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You don't have to wear a tutu to be en pointe. In this modernized treatment of "The Swan," a cello standard composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, cellist ...

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Meet TED Fellow Joshua Roman, 26 year-old Virtuoso Cellist

Tom Rielly | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Rielly

Joshua earned his national reputation by performing a wide range of repertoire, collaborating with artists such as DJ Spooky and using the internet to make classical music accessible to a wider audience.

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WATCH: The Portland Cello Project Does Kanye West's 'All Of The Lights'

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Portland Cello Project breaks it down a bit for a beautiful cello cover of Kanye West's "All of the Lights." PCP's shows (yes, that's their acro...

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WATCH: Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' Gets Turned Into A Classical Battle

Posted 05.25.2011

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When the video starts, you have no idea what you're in for. Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic- two very talented musicians- have turned a pop classic int...

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The International Street Cannibals' Spicy Chamber Music

Peter Christian Hall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Christian Hall

I was expecting something unpredictable early in 2007, when I made my way to Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn to watch the iconoclastic classical musicians and composers known as the International Street Cannibals mix it up with some young boxers.

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New Cello-Piano Duo Brings Insights into "Russian Soul"

Alan Elsner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alan Elsner

I'm generally suspicious of national stereotypes but a new CD recording of cello and piano works by Russian composers illuminates and gives life to th...

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The Art of Eight String Religion

Joseph Vella | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joseph Vella

For many music enthusiasts, there are those unique artists that touch a special place in our mind, body and soul. The Grammy Award-winning cellist David Darling is one of those artists for me.

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