Cellos in the News: Top Stories of the Week – 11 September
Here’s your weekly dose of cello news. Cello News – Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason Featured in Harper’s Bazaar In anticipation of their new album together, Harper’s Bazaar featured brother and sister duo, Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason this past week. The two have amazing freedom in playing together that comes from
Cellos in the News: Top Stories of the Week – 4 September
Here’s your weekly dose of cello news. Cello News – Ayanna Witter-Johnson Salutes Her Hometown English cellist, vocalist, and composer, Ayanna Witter-Johnson was featured this week in a piece about her exploration of stories of her home in England “through the lens of her Jamaican heritage. She said: “‘In ‘Rise
Cellos in the News: Top Stories of the Week – 27 August
Here’s your weekly dose of cello news. Cello News – Oscar-Winning Cellist-Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir Composes Music for Video Game In her first composition work for a video game, Oscar- and Grammy-winning cellist and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir is collaborating with her composer husband, Sam Slater, to create the soundtrack of Battlefield
Cellos in the News: Top Stories of the Week – 20 August
Here’s your weekly dose of cello news. Cello News – Concert Cancelled after Cellist Alisa Weilerstein Tests Covid-19 Positive On Monday, cellist Alisa Weilerstein, who performed at the La Jolla Music Society’s Summerfest in San Diego, CA, on Sunday, tested Covid-19 positive, despite being fully vaccinated. As a result, the
Cellos in the News: Top Stories of the Week – 13 August
Here’s your weekly dose of cello news. Cello News – Cellist Plays on Violin Boat This week, the cello story with the most news coverage is the cellist playing on the 40-foot long violin boat in Venice. Artist Livio De Marchi built Noah’s violin (like Noah’s ark, but more musical)
Cellos in the News: Top Stories of the Week – 7 August
Here’s your weekly dose of cello news. Cello News – Yo-Yo Ma Joins Taiwanese Musician Abao to Celebrate Indigenous Day Yo-Yo- Ma joined Taiwanese Indigenous musician Abao (Aljenljeng Tjaluvie) online to create the new song, “Zemia” remotely, for National Indigenous Day on 1 August. The title, “Zemia,” means “dancing in
Cellos in the News: Top Stories of the Week – 31 July
Here’s your weekly dose of cello news. Cello News – Canadian Olympic Swimmer and Cellist – Joshua Liendo Did you know that Canadian Olympian Joshua Liendo also plays the cello? He plans to study marine biology at university but enjoys playing the cello and double bass. We wish Joshua Liendo
Cellos in the News: Top Stories of the Week – 23 July
Here’s your weekly dose of cello news. Cello News – The Cellist by Daniel Silva is #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List! This week’s biggest cello news concerns Daniel Silva’s latest book, The Cellist, released Tuesday, 13 July 2021. This past week Silva appeared on many TV shows,
Cellos in the News: Top Stories of the Week – 17 July
Here’s your weekly dose of cello news. Cello News – New Best-Seller – The Cellist by Daniel Silva This week’s biggest cello story was the release of Daniel Silva’s latest book, The Cellist, this past Tuesday, 13 July 2021. We have been waiting for its release since we heard about it in
Cellos in the News: Top Stories of the Week – 9 July
Here’s your weekly dose of cello news. Cello News – British Cellist Jacob Shaw Continues to Play for Danish Cows At the end of April, one of the top cello stories was about cellists playing for cows. This week, British cellist Jacob Shaw and his unusual audience of Danish cows
