Yo-Yo Ma won his 20th Grammy Award on February 1 in the Best Classical Instrumental Solo category at the 68th Annual Grammy ...

Guy Michel plays the cello but he calls himself a DJ and an emcee. A DJ because he keeps the party going. He plays his electric cello in all the places he was told classical music didn’t fit — like ...

Before World War I, Edward Elgar’s music often sounded confident and grand.But the war changed him. Facing illness, the loss ...

When the global pandemic shut down concert halls and live performances last year, cellist Inbal Segev knew she couldn’t just sit at home and do nothing. That’s when she and her husband drafted a plan ...

Radiohead’s 1997 album “OK Computer,” a masterpiece that explored fears of technology-driven human isolation and political angst approaching the 21st century, was largely, and ironically, recorded in ...

Dirty Cello defies convention — and its members know it. As the Bay Area band returns to Napa for its upcoming performance at the Native Sons of the Golden West Hall on Saturday, April 26, lead ...

In Cello Unwrapped, a year-long festival of the instrument at Kings Place which opens on Saturday 7 January with two performances by Alban Gerhardt, I’m performing in three concerts which reflect ...

If you’re even the slightest fan of classical music, then you know that Pablo Casals’ cello is as close to a functioning holy relic as Beethoven’s own piano might be, or if Terry Riley’s first ...

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 ...