Cello

French pop-soul artist Imany returns to Athens for the second consecutive year, performing at the open-air Lycabettus Theater on July 16. She will be joined by eight cellists to play tracks from her latest album, "Voodoo Cello." Tickets start from 49.50 euros at more.com.

Kosovars and Albanians in general who cherish folklore, Albanian melodies and traditional music all admire the man who was born in Rugova e Hasit, about 50 km from Prizren, which is where he attended high school.

"My generation was raised in 'informational darkness' and we didn't have a lot of news while we were thirsty for knowledge," he recalls.

Hailed as the world's greatest cellist, with more than 18 Grammy Awards and a multitude of other distinctions including the Polar Music Prize (2012) and the United States National Medal of the Arts (2001), Yo-Yo Ma is coming to Greece for what is one of the Athens Festival's fastest-selling shows.

Hailed as one of the finest cellists alive today, Spain's Pablo Ferrandez - named Young Artist of the Year at the 2016 International Classical Music Awards - will perform on the picturesque island of Hydra on Saturday, August 18, in a charity concert in aid of the Kouloureiou Hospital, supported by the island's metropolitan church. Ferrandez will be joined by Greek violinist Yannis Georgiadis.

The 14th International Classical Music Festival of the Cyclades returns to the Apollon Theater in Ermoupoli from August 12 to 18. The annual festival features artists from all over the world in performances of classical works from chamber music to arias under the artistic direction of Greek National Opera violinist Giannou Margaziotis.

The stolen cello of the XVIII century in Paris on Thursday, valued at more than 1 million euros, was returned on Saturday to the musician from whom it was taken, reports AFP.

St Paul's Anglican Church presents "Sounds - Two Strings Combinations," featuring Eleni Papadopoulou on violin and Isidoros Sideris on the cello, on Sunday, October 22. The concert is designed to showcase how the combination of the two instruments produces sounds that "unite" and "divide," creating the sensation of a multi-handed instrument. Starts at 8.30 p.m. and admission costs 12 euros.

Finnish cello metal band Apocalyptica are set to perform at Gazi Music Hall in downtown Athens on Friday, April 7. Originally a Metallica classical tribute band, the group have expanded their repertoire to include adaptations of works by other acts as well as their own original material and developed their own neoclassical metal style. They have sold over 4 million albums to date.

World famous Finnish cello-metal band Apocalyptica has announced that it has canceled its concert set to take place in Istanbul on April 8. 

The band was due to take the stage as part of its special tour organized for the 20th year of its debut album "Plays Metallica by Four Cellos."

Sonnets by William Shakespeare and songs by Pink Floyd, Nirvana, REM, Radiohead and Archive will feature in an evening of works reorchestrated for cello and guitar at the Numismatic Museum's Cafe on Thursday, April 28. Starts at 9 p.m. Admission is free but there is a minimum one-drink purchase requirement.