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The Cholmondeley (/ ˈ tʃ ʌ m l i / CHUM-lee) is the name of a Stradivarius cello (violin) that was made in Cremona, Italy, by Antonio Stradivari around 1698. It holds the record as the world's most valuable cello. At an auction at Sotheby's in London on 22 June 1988 it fetched the highest auction price ever at £682,000 [1] (US$ 1.2 million ...
Barjansky was the previous owner when the Cremonese cello came up for auction at Sotheby's in 1983. It sold for a record price to British cellist Julian Lloyd Webber whose previous instrument was a Guadagnini of the 1700s.
The album also features a cello version of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature." [9] The duo said that they chose songs that could be arranged as covers playable on just two cellos. [17] In anticipation of the release, 2Cellos released their second single, "Welcome to the Jungle," a cover of the Guns N' Roses song of the same name. [12] [18] Luka ...
The cello (/ˈtʃɛloʊ/ chel-oh; plural cellos or celli) is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The cello section of the orchestra of the Munich University of Applied Sciences is shown here. Cellos are part of the standard symphony orchestra, which usually includes eight to twelve cellists. The cello section, in standard orchestral seating, is located on stage left (the audience's right) in the front, opposite the first violin section.
Yo-Yo Ma [a] (born October 7, 1955) is a French-American cellist. [1] Born to Chinese [2] parents in Paris, he was regarded as a child prodigy there and began to study the cello with his father at age four.
The sport believed it needed year-round racing. Santa Anita increased its signature meet to about six months, not including its fall meeting. Del Mar added a monthlong fall meeting to its summer meet.
Martine Bailly (born 1946), classical cellist, first cello of the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris; Emmanuelle Bertrand (born 1973), award-winning soloist and recording artist; Lisa Cristiani (1827–1853), classical cellist, one of the first professional female cellists in Europe; Reine Flachot (1922–1998), international cellist and ...