Definition of CELLIST

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There was the choir, the teenage cellist, the sermon, everything about Doria Ragland. — Vogue, "The Top Feel-Good Viral Moments of 2018," 25 Dec. 2018 Past participants include the pianist Igor Levit, the violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras — all artists with an appetite for adventure and wide-ranging collaboration. — Corinna Da Fonseca-wollheim, New York Times, "Europe’s ‘Rising Star’ Musicians Give as Much as They Get," 30 Jan. 2018 Later, a black cellist, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, played for the congregation while the royal couple disappeared from view to sign the wedding register. — Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, "Royal wedding 2018: Black bishop makes history, mentions slavery in American-style sermon," 19 May 2018 Sheku Kanneh-Mason, the 19-year-old cellist who played at their wedding, was the first black musician to win the BBC Young Musician of the Year Award. — Karla Adam, Washington Post, "The surprise star of Harry and Meghan’s wedding: Bishop Michael Curry from Chicago," 19 May 2018 In this Jacobs Masterworks concert, the San Diego Symphony welcomes young Romanian cellist Andrei Ionita, who will perform English composer Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Top weekend events: Branford Marsalis, California Ballet Company 'The Great Gatsby,' Julian Gold Rush Days," 6 Apr. 2018 The Sunday ceremony featured a performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma and young people wrapped in yellow scarfs reading letters from soldiers who fought in the conflict. — Vivian Salama, WSJ, "Macron Sounds Warning on Nationalism as Leaders Mark Armistice Day," 11 Nov. 2018 Lev Aronson was a music teacher and principal cellist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. — Sandy Guerra-cline, star-telegram, "Old 97's head west for Concerts in Garden appearance," 21 June 2018 There is the avant-garde singer and cellist's velvety smooth vocals, her emotionally raw lyrics, and, not least of all, her evocative visuals that feel as if they've been plucked from a fantasy. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Kelsey Lu's Serpentine Braid Is the Breakout Star of Her "I'm Not in Love" Music Video," 11 Jan. 2019

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