Steven Galloway's new book "The Cellist of Sarajevo" follows the lives of some ordinary people trying to cope with life in the besieged city. One, a cellist, refuses to be afraid, giving a daily concert in remembrance of people killed in a mortar attack. [ More Detail ]
22-year-old classical cellist Sian Evans has four weeks to transform herself into a club DJ before working the crowd at prestigious nightspot The Cross. [ More Detail ]
22-year-old classical cellist Sian Evans has four weeks to transform herself into a club DJ before working the crowd at prestigious nightspot The Cross. [ More Detail ]
22-year-old classical cellist Sian Evans has four weeks to transform herself into a club DJ before working the crowd at prestigious nightspot The Cross. [ More Detail ]
22-year-old classical cellist Sian Evans has four weeks to transform herself into a club DJ before working the crowd at prestigious nightspot The Cross. [ More Detail ]
22-year-old classical cellist Sian Evans has four weeks to transform herself into a club DJ before working the crowd at prestigious nightspot The Cross. [ More Detail ]
22-year-old classical cellist Sian Evans has four weeks to transform herself into a club DJ before working the crowd at prestigious nightspot The Cross. [ More Detail ]
Today I decided to do some recording with this really cool hand recorder I have. This is one of the three Irish tunes that I recorded. I hope you like it and as the title says I played this tune on the . . . CELLO! [ More Detail ]
Der Berliner Cellist Alban Gerhardt stellt sich den ungewöhnlichen Fragen von Moderator Jan Holthaus im Bayern 4 Klassik-Interview "Das Verhör", live aufgezeichnet in München am 31. Mai 2008. [ More Detail ]
'Senta's Elegy' was played at the 50th birthday of Marc van Delft for the 48th birthday of Ria Alsemgeest by Marc van Delft-piano and Elisabeth Wiklander-cello.This piece was written for Ria, for her birthday, which was celebrated on the same evening as Marc's 50th birthday at 4-4-08 at 'Aardewerk' in The Hague (The Netherlands).Marc has written for Ria's birthday 2 pieces: 'Prelude for Senta' &'Senta's Elegy', because Ria is fond of cello.This piece has a very melancholic character because Ria is fond of the Slavonic melancholy of Pärt and Gorecky.-It is a pity that the beginning of the piece [the entrance for piano] has not been filmed. [ More Detail ]
'Prelude for Senta' was played at the 50th birthday of Marc van Delft for the 48th birthday of Ria Alsemgeest by Marc van Delft-piano and Elisabeth Wiklander-cello.This piece was written for Ria, for her birthday, which was celebrated on the same evening as Marc's 50th birthday at 4-4-08 at 'Aardewerk' in The Hague (The Netherlands).Marc has written for Ria's birthday 2 pieces: 'Prelude for Senta' &'Senta's Elegy', because Ria is fond of cello.The piece is very intimate lyrical music.-It is a pity that the beginning of the piece has not been filmed. [ More Detail ]
Maude Pollard, 2008.I thought we were going to stop half way through, which explains the awkward behavior about half way through.Some questionable camera work by Paul Grobey.Performed by the Batmen:Caitlin Cribbs, viola.Tess Isaac, piano.Jeffrey Harvick, 'cello. [ More Detail ]
Chopin Nocturne played by cellist Nathaniel Rosen, Gold medalist at the Tchaikovsky International Competition in 1978. the piece transcribed by Mr. Piatigorsky. [ More Detail ]
Ashraf Hakim is a solo cellist virtuoso who astounds audiences with his broad musical range and soulful sounds from ancient Arabic quarter tone variations, sweeping orchestral concertos and improvisations that transcend the soul bridging peace from East to West. He has played on six continents for Kings, Queens, Sheiks, Ambassadors, Presidents, and Prime Ministers. Ashraf is the only musician featured on the Pyramids and Sphynx of Egypt by the Mena House Oberoi. He currently resides in Seattle, Washington. [ More Detail ]
NCE musicians, Russian born violinist Leonid Sushansky (the Artistic Director of the National Chamber Ensemble), American pianist Dionne Laufman and Polish cellist Lukasz Szyrner Play the "Largo" movement from the Piano Trio in E minor by Shostakovich. By Aug of 1944 the Russian Troops liberated the Nazi Death Camps and news about the Holocaust started to spread. Shostakovich was very grieved. He wrote the Largo as an elegy for the Jews killed in the Holocaust. [ More Detail ]
NCE musicians, Russian born violinist Leonid Sushansky (the Artistic Director of the National Chamber Ensemble), American pianist Dionne Laufman and Polish cellist Lukasz Szyrner play the final movement from the Piano Trio in E minor by Shostakovich. By Aug of 1944 the Russian Troops liberated the Nazi Death Camps and news about the Holocaust started to spread. Shostakovich was very grieved. He wrote the final two movements of the trio as an elegy to the Jews killed in the Holocaust. Shostakovich uses Jewish Folk Music as thematic material for this very moving ending of the trio. [ More Detail ]