cellist
Americannoun
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Origin of cellist
First recorded in 1885–90; short for violoncellist
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That work’s performance happened to include three other heroes of this festival: the young violinist Geneva Lewis, the cellist Jay Campbell and the pianist Conor Hanick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
"After nine anxious hours at the airport, we realised our journey wasn't going to be possible," said the cellist in a joint statement with his sister, the pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Violist Lawrence Dutton and cellist David Finckel joined later, with Mr. Finckel retiring in 2013 and getting replaced by Paul Watkins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
A trained cellist, he’s comfortable with acoustic instruments but also can’t wait to get his hands on whatever crazy invention the Media Lab’s irrepressible tech visionaries come up with next.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025
Clayton pushed through some brown and gold sweaters to get away from the cellist and her friends.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
The trio are joined by a full band as well by two cellists, four violinists and a glockenspiel.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 20, 2023
Seniors Trey Pearce and Nick Lundy are the cellists, talented complementary scorers capable of rich performances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
Sophie Kauer, who is currently studying classical cello performance at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, beat out hundreds of cellists for the part.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
By then, “Trio” was devised for an augmented string quartet including two cellists, to prevent the need to hold double-stops in tune for impractically long stretches.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
A whole army of incompetent cellists could not have made this sound.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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