: a cello player
a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.—
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Examples of cellist in a Sentence
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Her only knowledge of the illness came from the story of Jacqueline du Pré, the British cellist who died in 1987, at 42, of complications from multiple sclerosis.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Yo-Yo Ma at Davies: The celebrated duo featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott returns to San Francisco on Tuesday evening with a program of works by Dvorak, Faure, Shostakovich, Nadia Boulanger, Sergio Assad, and Arvo Pärt, among others.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Hannah shares responsibilities of principal cello in our Advanced Ensemble, as well as leads and mentors the cellist in our Intermediate Ensemble.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
One day, in the classical department of El Duende, a Guatemala City record store, a DVD with a young cellist on the cover caught her eye: British prodigy Jacqueline du Pré, playing Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2024
The song begins slowly as the violinist, cellist and pianist pluck strings from their instruments to create a sense of uncertainty.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
Daniel Hope, now in his sixth season as music director and concertmaster, welcomes cellist Sterling Elliott as soloist in Haydn’s First Cello Concerto.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
The sturdy undergirding lines of cellist Serafim Smigelskiy were immediately arresting, beautifully supporting Taylor’s glimmering harpsichord.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The Harriman-Jewell Series presents the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko with special guest cellist Natalia Khoma on Feb. 18 at Helzberg Hall.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Yo-Yo Ma at Davies: The celebrated duo featuring cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott returns to San Francisco on Tuesday evening with a program of works by Dvorak, Faure, Shostakovich, Nadia Boulanger, Sergio Assad, and Arvo Pärt, among others.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Hannah shares responsibilities of principal cello in our Advanced Ensemble, as well as leads and mentors the cellist in our Intermediate Ensemble.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
One day, in the classical department of El Duende, a Guatemala City record store, a DVD with a young cellist on the cover caught her eye: British prodigy Jacqueline du Pré, playing Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E Minor.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2024
The song begins slowly as the violinist, cellist and pianist pluck strings from their instruments to create a sense of uncertainty.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
Daniel Hope, now in his sixth season as music director and concertmaster, welcomes cellist Sterling Elliott as soloist in Haydn’s First Cello Concerto.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
The sturdy undergirding lines of cellist Serafim Smigelskiy were immediately arresting, beautifully supporting Taylor’s glimmering harpsichord.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The Harriman-Jewell Series presents the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko with special guest cellist Natalia Khoma on Feb. 18 at Helzberg Hall.
—Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
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1856, in the meaning defined above
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cellist
noun
cel·list
ˈchel-əst
: a person who plays the cello
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