Cellist David Finckel and pianist Wu Han, a performing duo since 1982, have a longstanding relationship with the Bay Area ...

Across cultures and genres, listeners consistently describe the cello as “human,” a rare case where an instrument’s emotional impact aligns almost perfectly with its acoustic range. Some instruments ...

Joan Herget is on a mission to live in the zone and surround herself with the best musicians. On this episode of On Stage at Curtis we meet Joan Herget a Canadian Cellist taking over Philadelphia.

Quick: Name your favorite cellist (besides Yo-Yo Ma). Can't think of one? All right, how about your favorite guitarist, drummer or singer? That was much easier, wasn't it? Chances are, when you hear ...

Bach’s cello suites are among the best known works of classical music, now risking popularization to the point of fatigue as they provide background music for cat food commercials. But one hundred and ...

Before a concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall last week, I stopped at the Colburn School across the street for a quick salad. Every outdoor table of the café was crowded with a dozen or more animated ...

For the famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma, it took those early days of the pandemic, when a lot of folks were trapped in their homes or apartments, to really start thinking about reconnecting with the outdoors.