The cello is a very fine instrument - just ask Yo-Yo Ma - but it has some fundamental weaknesses. The most obvious one is that there's no way to play more than two of its four strings simultaneously.

The cello has remained a staple in music for hundreds of years and to this day, remains an important part of contemporary music too. Like other stringed instruments, the best cellos are those that are ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put ...

The Oscar-winning "Joker" composer expanded Arthur's inner anguish with a new instrument that functioned like a playable electric fence. Oscar-winning “Joker” composer Hildur Gudnadottir played an ...