a violin sonata and a piano quintet – which had been given their first performances at the Wigmore Hall the previous May. Yet the Cello Concerto also harked back to Elgar’s last symphonic work ...

She will have the opportunity to see the instrument being played at the Wigmore Hall in London on Sept 29. A few years ago, Ms Hermann found a manuscript of a cello concerto written by her father ...

The cello, otherwise known as a violoncello, is a bowed instrument with four strings. It's a close cousin of the violin, viola, and double bass. The cello can be played as a solo instrument, as well ...

How does a contemporary composer breathe new life into a 450-year-old musical genre? If you’re San Francisco Symphony Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, just add electronics, maracas and hand drums.

Guest conductors and the firebrand soloists Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Alisa Weilerstein brought welcome energy to David Geffen Hall.

Alisa Weilerstein (1982 - present) is an American cellist, whose love affair with the instrument began she was just two years ... an album with him - including a recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto.

Listen to this effect in J.S. Bach's 'Badinerie' from Suite No. 2. The harpsichord made a short, staccato sound as the strings were plucked inside the instrument. If a Baroque composer wanted a ...

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