The cello is a very fine instrument - just ask Yo-Yo Ma - but it has some fundamental weaknesses. The most obvious one is that there's no way to play more than two of its four strings simultaneously.

Guitarist Steve Vai is signing autographs in a music store when two cello players come in, set up their instrument and start playing, “Highway to Hell”. Gradually, the rock guitarist’s fans leave to ...

Quotes from Paola Beals were translated from sign language through her husband, Doug Beals. Paola Beals’ fourth sense is focus. It has to be. As a deaf woman, Paola uses the skill to communicate with ...

The cello has remained a staple in music for hundreds of years and to this day, remains an important part of contemporary music too. Like other stringed instruments, the best cellos are those that are ...

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 ...