Because Quote by Mstislav Rostropovich

Even in classical music, the cello doesn't get a lot of respect because the piano and the violin get it all.

— Luka Sulic

A cello can sound like so many instruments, but it's only one, you know, like a guitar; it has percussive qualities. It can sing…

— Luka Sulic

The cello is such a versatile instrument. It can rock like the hardest rock guitar, and it can sing like the human voice. We…

— Luka Sulic

The range of the cello is so big, it can play as low as the double bass and as high as the violin. It…

— Luka Sulic

It is the closest instrument to the human voice, and the things you can do on the cello... there are endless possibilities.

— Stjepan Hauser

The cello is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful.

— Pablo Casals

The cello is not one of my favourite instruments. It has such a lugubrious sound, like someone reading a will.

— Irene Thomas

Because in classical music cello is not regarded as a popular choice, it's always playing the long, boring notes.

— Luka Sulic

When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.

— Mstislav Rostropovich

People tend to eat through the cello. They tend to take out the things that make it beautifully cello-y sometimes.

— Julia Kent

It is my aim, my destination in life to make the cello as beloved an instrument as the violin and piano.

— Mstislav Rostropovich

I'm a sucker for emotionally exploitative cello.

— John Tiffany