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 ...

A crazy gadget that looks like a toy fretboard peripheral for a video game is actually a highly versatile instrument that can be played in many ways. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she ...

A composer uses robotic arms from an assembly line to play bowed instruments like a cello, together humans and robots make music. Swedish composer Fredrik Gran programs robotic arms to play bowed ...

Classical music wouldn’t be the same without the beautiful cello. Here are our favourite pieces of music for reflection and calm, starring this stunning instrument… The cello is the instrument most ...