: a cello player
… a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.—
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At the time, the outlet noted that writer-director Gilroy, 69, said the movie follows a cellist.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Character details are under wraps, and the film’s logline remains locked down for now, though Gilroy has shared in interviews that the story revolves around a cellist.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
And suddenly, Sheku was a bonafide star, the first cellist ever to crack the top 10 on the UK album charts.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
The concerts highlighted her outstanding skills as a cellist and uncanny ability to weave parts of Bach cello suites and short works by contemporary composers into a seamless hour of mesmerizing music.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
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Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
Character details are under wraps, and the film’s logline remains locked down for now, though Gilroy has shared in interviews that the story revolves around a cellist.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2026
And suddenly, Sheku was a bonafide star, the first cellist ever to crack the top 10 on the UK album charts.
—Jon Wertheim, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
The concerts highlighted her outstanding skills as a cellist and uncanny ability to weave parts of Bach cello suites and short works by contemporary composers into a seamless hour of mesmerizing music.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Cellist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellist. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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