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When you’re a cellist stuck at home with a load of puppets…

When you’re a cellist stuck at home with a load of puppets…

Robot plays the cello as part of Olafur Eliasson art exhibition

Watch a cello-playing robot perform Hildur Guðnadóttir’s eerie music

‘I’m selling my cello to keep my family afloat’ – coronavirus realities for musicians

‘I’m selling my cello to keep my family afloat’ – coronavirus realities for musicians

Coronavirus

Rylie Harrod Corral cello

A duet for cello and toilet roll is what the world deserves right now

Coronavirus

Yo-Yo Ma Bach Sarabande

Yo-Yo Ma serenades the world’s healthcare workers in beautiful Bach video

Yo-Yo Ma

Guy ‘celloboxing’ on TikTok goes viral

Now TikTok is in meltdown over solo Bach beat-boxing

Violin rosin

What the heck is rosin – and why do violinists need it?

Sheku Kanneh-Mason inspires a new generation of cellists

There are more young cellists in 2020 than ever, thanks to the ‘Sheku effect’

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason takes on Elgar’s Cello Concerto on his new album on Decca Classics

Royal wedding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason records Elgar’s Cello Concerto at Abbey Road Studios

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Cellist Margarita Balanas stars in ‘Pianissimo’ – a short film that uses classical music to highlight mental health struggles and loneliness

This powerful short film uses classical music to highlight mental health struggles and loneliness

Man appeals for the return of his stolen cello

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic cellist begs for return of ‘soulmate’ instrument

RLPO

Cellists playing at the British Airway's check-in

Cellists protest British Airways check-in issues by playing an impromptu concert

Dermot Mulroney played the cello in US drama series 'Pure Genius'

My Best Friend’s Wedding actor Dermot Mulroney also plays the cello – and we’re blown away

Bees set up hive in cello

Bees have set up a hive inside this cello

Videos

Is Air Canada's cello security too much?

This airline is going to extremes to keep cellos safe – and it's dividing opinion

Cellist plays Brahms on board a flight

Flight attendant calls on cellist to play a Brahms lullaby to help passengers sleep

Musicians' Hierarchy of Needs

Musicians’ Hierarchy of Needs graphs

30 cellos in a swimming pool

These cellists floated 30 cellos in a swimming pool, in the name of art