: a cello player
… a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.—
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Victor Minke Huls, a class of 2011 graduate, is an associate principal cellist with the Florida Orchestra.
—Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
Later, Kissin convenes a piano trio with violinist Maxim Vengerov and cellist Gautier Capuçon to tackle the composer’s major works for that instrumentation (May 18, 2027).
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Crawford’s companions include cellist Joe Kwon and Bonnie Avett Rini, the Avett brothers’ sister who plays piano with the band on the road.
—Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
For a lot of these kids, Johnson might be their first exposure to the cello, let alone to a Black cellist.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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Beth Reese Cravey, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026
Later, Kissin convenes a piano trio with violinist Maxim Vengerov and cellist Gautier Capuçon to tackle the composer’s major works for that instrumentation (May 18, 2027).
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Crawford’s companions include cellist Joe Kwon and Bonnie Avett Rini, the Avett brothers’ sister who plays piano with the band on the road.
—Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
For a lot of these kids, Johnson might be their first exposure to the cello, let alone to a Black cellist.
—Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Cellist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellist. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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