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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

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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

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Yo-Yo Ma at the World Economic Forum

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

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Philharmonia cellos

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

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Clean Bandit at Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball

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

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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

Stairwell concert

A cellist played a private concert for a security guard and it’s too much for our hearts

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his New York taxi tale

The time Yo-Yo Ma left his Stradivarius cello in the back of a New York cab...

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma surprising passers-by in this picturesque national park. Because music and nature are one.

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma surprised passers-by in a picturesque national park, because music and nature are one.

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Star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s passport disaster fixed after Home Office blunder

Star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason’s passport disaster fixed after Home Office blunder

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs beautiful Bach in poignant tribute to lives lost to COVID-19 in India

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma performs beautiful Bach in poignant tribute to India

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Bolero on just one cello

Four cellists play Ravel’s Bolero on one cello, in acrobatic classical masterpiece

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Yo-Yo Ma gives concert at COVID-19 vaccination clinic

Beloved cellist Yo-Yo Ma gives impromptu concert at COVID-19 vaccination clinic

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