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

Across cultures and genres, listeners consistently describe the cello as “human,” a rare case where an instrument’s emotional ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

My 6-year-old daughter plays the cello. It is incredibly, heart-ticklingly awesome. Not so awesome? Traveling with a cello. But because we travel a fair amount and have in the past not brought the ...

On a winter afternoon, Eddie Adams walked into a Kohl’s department store in Fairfax County looking for a red button-down shirt. He really didn’t have the money, but he was set to go onstage at the ...

Cellist Matt Haimovitz earned a reputation as a bit of a maverick in the classical world, playing concert tours in nightclubs and recording music by the likes of jazzman John McLaughlin and even ...

A classically-trained, New England Conservatory grad is helping the Boston orchestra A Far Cry kick off the new series, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In fifth grade, we got to pick our own instruments. The middle ...