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Florin Parvelescu, violin; Nicholas Dold, piano; Samantha Cho, piano; David Goldblatt, cello. — Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Classical music and dance listings," 5 Apr. 2018 Signature Recital series: HUB Ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin and cello). — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Arts listings for March 23-29: Cleveland rock photographer Anastasia Pantsios at Cleveland Print Room & More," 22 Mar. 2018 Ken Benshoof’s Concerto for Cello and String Orchestra was written for his wife, Theresa Benshoof, who retired as Seattle Symphony’s assistant principal cello in 2015. — Tom Keogh, The Seattle Times, "Philharmonia Northwest presents old and new music created entirely by Seattle composers," 14 Nov. 2018 Who's who: Adamek; Betsy Ade (lead vocals, guitar, ukelele); Roger Gower (drums); Sacia Jerome (cello, backing vocals); Theodore Koth (lead guitar); John Kulas (bass). — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "At concerts, White Sox and Bulls games, folks are getting familiar with Well-Known Strangers," 13 July 2018 Essential Einaudi will feature a six-piece accompaniment onstage with the composer, with multi-instrumentalists playing violin, cello, organ, synthesizers and electric, acoustic and bass guitar. — Taylor Mims, Billboard, "Italian Composer Ludovico Einaudi Reaches New Audiences With Intimate North American Tour," 29 June 2018 Elizabeth Blumenstock, Elisabeth Reed, Corey Jamason Baroque violin; baroque cello; harpsichord. — Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Classical music and dance listings," 19 Apr. 2018 Concert: Edgar Moreau, cello, and Jessica Osborne, piano. — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Arts listings for April 13-19: Great Lakes Theater's "Macbeth" & More," 12 Apr. 2018 White says these shapes are there because the algorithms were trained using pictures of cellos with cellists holding them. — James Vincent, The Verge, "What algorithmic art can teach us about artificial intelligence," 6 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cello.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cello
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English Language Learners Definition of cello
: a large musical instrument like a violin that is held between the player's knees while the player sits
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