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South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue across time and cultures in a new album

4:16am February 24, 2025

by Michel Martin

South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe talks about his new album "Hymns of Bantu," which highlights the healing power of song across cultures.

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Jan Vogler plays a 1707 Stradivari cello made during Bach's lifetime. He compares it to learning to swim in an Olympic pool: "the pressure on me is more to have imagination to match the instrument."

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Amanda Gorman's poetry and Bach's music offer joint message of hope

10:44am February 15, 2024

by Olivia Hampton

Poet Amanda Gorman and German cellist Jan Vogler combine poetry and Bach's cello suites at New York's Carnegie Hall to share the "lows and highs" of human experience.

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Anastasia Kobekina's debut album with Sony Classical revolves around the city of Venice and the impressions it leaves.

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Cellist shares impressions of Venice across the centuries in new album

10:40am February 02, 2024

Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina releases her Sony Classical debut album Friday — featuring composers from the 17th century to today whose works evoke Venice.

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Cellist Katie Tertell (front right) performs at the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival, which featured what's believed to be the U.S. premiere of Cassadó's String Quartet No. 1 this year.

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American cellist hunts for Gaspar Cassadó's nearly lost treasures

8:01am September 25, 2023

by Olivia Hampton

American cellist Katie Tertell is seeking to recover from Japan forgotten manuscripts by Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó.

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Gabríel Ólafs drew inspiration from Viking tunes for his album Lullabies for Piano and Cello, featuring cellist Steiney Sigurðardóttir.

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Viking heritage inspires soothing lullabies from Icelandic pianist Gabríel Ólafs

8:11am June 12, 2023

by Olivia Hampton

Vikings were ruthless warriors, but also preserved art. This has inspired a new album of Lullabies for Piano and Cello from composer Gabríel Ólafs.

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