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The inside of a cello

Mystical interiors of musical instruments revealed in artist’s striking photography

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Mother asks TikTok to play her 10-year-old daughter’s melody, and a whole string orchestra responded

Cellist HAUSER plays ‘Phantom of the Opera’ on Lloyd Webber musical’s 35th anniversary

Cellist HAUSER plays ‘Phantom of the Opera’ on Lloyd Webber musical’s 35th anniversary

Jenna Ortega plays cello as Wednesday Addams, in new Netflix series ‘Wednesday’.

Jenna Ortega learned to play Bach cello suites for hit Netflix series ‘Wednesday’

Cellist Zoë Martlew had a sudden surprise when her cello bow exploded mid-recital

Comical classical chaos as cellist’s bow explodes in the middle of a contemporary music recital

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Abel Selaocoe plays cello for Classic FM on stage at the Southbank Centre in London

Meet Abel Selaocoe, South African cellist, and the Southbank Centre’s newest artist in residence

The Prince of Wales: a former cellist with conducting ambitions?

King Charles III is a former cellist who once conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra

Milly Alcock plays a young Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO television series House of the Dragon

House of the Dragon brings back the original Game of Thrones theme music, but fans are divided

Netflix ‘The Perfection’ film poster

Cellists are ripping into this Netflix poster that very much *isn’t* ‘Perfection’

Cobar Sound Chapel Official Opening

Australian water tank turned ‘sound chapel’ brings 24-hour classical music to the Outback

Cellist, René Schiffer, expertly handled the situation

Cellist expertly deals with exploding bow hairs in mid-performance crisis

Denys Karachevtsevis a cellist and citizen of Kharkiv

Ukrainian cellist plays solitary Bach suite in abandoned bombed-out streets of Kharkiv

Yo-Yo Ma plays cello outside Washington's Russian embassy in peaceful protest.

Yo-Yo Ma played cello outside Russian Embassy in moving protest against Ukraine war

Yo-Yo Ma at the World Economic Forum

Yo-Yo Ma playing Bach on a beach is proof that music has healing powers

Philharmonia cellos

Silent Night played by 8 cellists in this candlelit church is exquisitely beautiful

Clean Bandit at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball

The chart-topping pop stars making classical strings the star of the show

Is there a difference between a $1 million cello and $5000 cello? This cellist puts it to the test

Can you hear the difference between a $1 million cello and $5,000 cello? This cellist puts it to the test

This string rendition of the Bee Gees’ ‘How Deep is Your Love’ is sheer delight

This cello quartet’s cover of the Bee Gees’ ‘How Deep is Your Love’ is sheer delight