As though the COVID-19 pandemic had never happened, bringing the normal patterns of life, and particularly those of the performing arts, to an eerie and threatening standstill, Zuill Bailey is back to ...

Superhero movies are better than they’ve ever been, but as the films based on comic books have improved, one things has remained lacking — superhero theme music. As good and as faithful as all of ...

Most people would never consider the fusion of the classical sound of the cello with the extreme noise of a heavy metal guitar to be particularly fruitful; however, Apocalyptica begs to differ. The ...

The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra aims for the head, the soul and the heart in its latest concert, with three pieces of music that grapple with big questions, interrogate the spirits and channel great ...

On Tuesday, Alisa Weilerstein presented a concert of J.S. Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G major interleaved with five living composers. Who were they? Unless you grabbed a pamphlet-sized program on your ...

An evening of music for solo cello can be a challenging affair. The cellist doesn’t have the physical mobility of a violinist. His instrument is inherently less showy and dramatic than the pianist’s ...

Washington has been blessed this musical season with not one but two memorable performances of Bach’s sublime Suites for Solo Cello. These once forgotten, now canonical works received a romantic and ...

While modern life grows louder and faster, the cello sits patiently in the room, speaking softly until everyone ...