: a cello player
a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.—
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Co-founded by pianist Marilyn Thompson and cellist Jill Rachuy Brindel, and now including pianist Tammie Dyer, the ensemble has mastered most of the familiar repertoire, but likes to bring works by new or relatively unsung composers to the fore.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The only live instruments on the score are strings, performed by violinist Rob Moose and cellist Gabriel Cabezas.
—Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Los Campesinos! were joined at the shows by violinist Holly Carpenter, cellist Blossom Caldarone, saxophonist Emma Johnson, trumpeter Ewan Whyte, and trombonist Viva Msimang.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 20 Aug. 2025
The various solo spotlights were seized by the Grant Parkers with passion and originality: concertmaster Jeremy Black, principal cellist Walter Haman, acting principal flute Jennifer Lawson, and acting principal trombonist Jeremy Moeller.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
The only live instruments on the score are strings, performed by violinist Rob Moose and cellist Gabriel Cabezas.
—Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
Los Campesinos! were joined at the shows by violinist Holly Carpenter, cellist Blossom Caldarone, saxophonist Emma Johnson, trumpeter Ewan Whyte, and trombonist Viva Msimang.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 20 Aug. 2025
The various solo spotlights were seized by the Grant Parkers with passion and originality: concertmaster Jeremy Black, principal cellist Walter Haman, acting principal flute Jennifer Lawson, and acting principal trombonist Jeremy Moeller.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cellist
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“Cellist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellist. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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