Jewish-Hungarian Pal Hermann was 'the next Pablo Casals'. Now forgotten, this essay reflects on his arrest by the Gestapo and the extraordinary recovery of his surviving cello. Show more

A scientist from Nottingham has filled an abandoned cello with 400,000 bees and plays them Bach. They love their home, and their behaviour has revealed new areas for cello design. Show more

Kate Kennedy reflects on how the cellist of Auschwitz, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch's life was saved by her cello and how it changed her relationship to the instrument. Show more

Instrument makers are building a hybrid instrument to enable musicians to make their own quality cellos. Kate Kennedy reflects on a reimagined cello whose story is yet to begin. Show more

The 'Mara' Stradivarius was destroyed when it was thrown from a burning boat into the River Plate. Its reconstruction is one of the most unlikely stories in instrument history. Show more