Cello Quotes

57 quotes by 39 authors

I enjoy singing, and the instruments which truly move me are the horn, the trumpet and the cello. — Roger Bannister
The cello is such a melancholy instrument, such an isolated, miserable instrument. — Ritchie Blackmore
But you have to give your whole life to a cello. When I realized that, I went back to the guitar and just turned the… — Ritchie Blackmore
It is an attention-getter. I mean, its hard to ignore a woman lugging a cello around. — Lori Singer
Oh, a man with a guitar is nothing compared to a man with a cello! Girls really like the way that we handle our instruments. — Eicca Toppinen
No, but a cello is the perfect string bass for an accordion. Works with it beautifully. — Elizabeth Moon
When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice. — Mstislav Rostropovich
Sometimes, because of its immediacy, television produces a kind of electronic parable. Berlin, for instance, on the day the Wall was opened. Rostropovich was playing… — John Berger
I want to create endless possibilities with this cello. I become the medium through which the music is being channeled. — Maya Beiser
The only weapons I ever had were my cello and my baton. — Pablo Casals
Why is it that we understand playing the cello will require work, but we attribute writing to the magic of inspiration? — Ann Patchett
Electric guitars are an abomination, whoever heard of an electric violin? An electric cello? Or for that matter an electric singer? — Andres Segovia
I played cello in my high school orchestra. — Eberhard Weber
My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the… — Fiona Shaw
The cello is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful. — Pablo Casals
My teacher, my great cello teacher Leonard Rose, was such a great cellist, and nurturing man, very patient. But I grew up not only admiring… — Yo-Yo Ma
The Third Quartet I made the instruments in pairs - Two different pairs - Violin and viola, and violin and cello. They played very different… — Elliott Carter
If I could play an instrument, it would probably be a cello or an electric guitar. — Jeff VanderMeer
Actually, music gave me the support when I needed it. I would never have gone to college unless I'd gotten a piano scholarship. And now… — Jamie Foxx
I often play on the cello-bass side of the orchestra, because I prefer the deep sounds. I can't hear the violins well. — Evelyn Glennie

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39 authors contributed a total of 57 Cello Quotes, led by these top contributors: