48-cellist ensemble celebrates Pablo Casals' 150th birthday

The Boston Globe · A.Z. Madonna · 2026-11-06 11:00 UTC

An ensemble of 48 cellists will play to honor Pablo Casals, a larger-than-life Catalonian cellist and activist whose influence still resonates.

What do dozens of cellos playing together sound like?

“Very rich, very lush, very warm…all the reasons people tend to be drawn to the cello,” said one cellist, Blaise Déjardin, the sitting principal player of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

“Almost like a symphony orchestra,” said another, Lluis Claret, a member of the New England Conservatory’s cello faculty since 2016.

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