When Shirley Hunt set out to record J.S. Bach's "Suite for Solo Cello in D Major," she wasn't sure where she'd find a five-string cello. It just so happens the MFA has one — from the 18th ...

Nowadays, they come complete with a large metal spike, known as an endpin, which holds the cello up by digging in to the floor. Range A cello can play from a low C, two octaves below middle C, known ...

Of the four instruments represented in a modern symphony orchestra string section — violin, viola, cello and contrabass — the cello is the most versatile.

Joel Krosnick, the admired longtime cellist of the Juilliard String Quartet, who helped shape its championing of new American music as much as its commitment to the classics, died on April 15 at ...