As a single mother of two, Starla Burkes was determined her kids would be exposed to the road less traveled. “I started playing cello when I was in the sixth grade,” 14-year-old Taytum Jones said.

Drew Wiegman never took a formal music lesson, doesn’t read sheet music, and plays the cello entirely by ear. That hasn’t stopped more than three-quarters of a million people from following his ...

Music students from Long Island, including a set of twin cellists, will showcase their talents at Lincoln Center on May 22. “It’s unfortunate how every week the news media reports accounts of students ...

Dirty Cello’s gigs have ranged from a whale watching boat off Iceland to a castle in the Scottish highlands. Dirty Cello will perform June 26 at the ProArts Playhouse in Kihei. Courtesy photo Besides ...

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will feature principal cellist Susan Babini in its June 6 and 7 concerts. Babini will play Aaron Jay Kernis' "Colored Field," a concerto inspired by a visit to Auschwitz ...

Years ago, the acclaimed cellist asked a high school student to help him name his instrument. He brought his cello — aka "Petunia" — in for music and conversation during this May 2024 interview. This ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Historical response to the cello endpin, which anchors the instrument to the floor, has alternated between acceptance and pushback. By Max Keller ...

Wednesday Addams is seen playing cello in the first season of Wednesday – and star Jenna Ortega didn’t arrive unprepared. She learned to play the instrument in real life. Ortega spent weeks practicing ...

The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity will host a concert called The Voice of the Cello, featuring American cellist Sarah Hoskins, accompanied by local artists Tiffany Fox and Jonathan McBeath. The ...

Apr. 28—In the past 15 years, Dirty Cello has traveled to more than 12 countries, including China and Iceland, playing an array of genres from rock to Americana, from blues to bluegrass. Dirty Cello ...