Can Jamie Foxx play the cello well enough in his new movie to convince those who play it professionally? Michael Shmith took two cellists along to a screening. FILMS about musicians can be as ...

Short-bearded, blue-jeaned Rajan Krishnaswami is seated on the stage in the empty hall embracing his cello like a lover. Fingers flash along the finger board; his arm draws the bow incisively over the ...

If the violin can be considered the “heart” of the chamber music ensemble, then the cello must be considered its “soul.” And ...