Love of music came naturally for Luptak, who took up the cello because his mother had always loved the instrument and wanted one of her four children to play it. He was the youngest in the family and ...

For her latest album, "Salt," cellist Maya Beiser draws an arc of female longing and defiance through the centuries. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SALT") HELGA DAVIS: (Singing) Mourn for my girls who would ...

ESTRIN: That is from the opening line of "Cello," a new book from writer, BBC broadcaster and cellist Kate Kennedy. She crisscrossed Europe with her cello on a mission to tell the remarkable stories ...