: a cello player
a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.—
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You’re backed by keyboardist Jacknife Lee, cellist Kate Ellis, and harp player Gemma Doherty during the show.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
And there’s a nice nod to their pair’s father, a cellist in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with a Jimi Hendrix–esque smashing of his instrument of choice.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
In the last piece, cellist Liam Battle and violist Amelia Korbitz used their instruments in novel ways, by, for example, holding the cello bow vertically, rather than horizontally, parallel to the strings.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Thunderous applause greets the conclusion of young cellist Curtis Wilson’s performance.
—Joan Gaylord, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
And there’s a nice nod to their pair’s father, a cellist in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, with a Jimi Hendrix–esque smashing of his instrument of choice.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 13 May 2025
In the last piece, cellist Liam Battle and violist Amelia Korbitz used their instruments in novel ways, by, for example, holding the cello bow vertically, rather than horizontally, parallel to the strings.
—Anna Haines, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Thunderous applause greets the conclusion of young cellist Curtis Wilson’s performance.
—Joan Gaylord, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
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“Cellist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellist. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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