Brant Taylor, a cellist in the CSO and a member of the music faculty at DePaul, played a Cal cello and said he could think of few other new instruments that could match its sound, at any price.

This double bassist realised that with the right bow, the Bach Cello Suites could sound beautifully natural on the double bass.

This incredible string instrument looks like it’s carved from ice – but it’s actually made of glass. Cellist Jesse Ahmann was getting fed up of playing his regular cello, so he thought he’d give ...

Culture Leonardo da Vinci piano hybrid heard after 500 years The viola organista combines keyboard and cello in a unique string sound dreamed up by the Renaissance genius.