Cello music
Jacqueline du Pré: one of music's most dazzling talents, lost to us far too soon
Jacqueline du Pré was a brilliant but complex genius whose shyness and vulnerability, particularly in the light of her illness, often left her misunderstood, says Helen Wallace
Abel Selaocoe on the pieces of music every cellist should play
Equally skilled at rhythmic jazz improvisations and classical concertos, South African cellist Abel Selaocoe introduces us to the works he thinks every cellist should master
Six of the best recordings of Elgar's Cello Concerto
With so many cellists, so many very different interpretations, we search for an account of Elgar's much-loved Concerto that best captures the work's emotional heartland. Here are the best recordings of Elgar's Cello Concerto