cellist

plural cellists

1. Someone who plays the cello.

   Though relative newcomers to classical music, they seemed closely attuned to the eight cellists onstage, raising their heads abruptly as the piece’s languid strains gave way to rapid-fire bow strokes.

   2021 April 28, Lisa Abend, “When the Cellos Play, the Cows Come Home”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 May 2021

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   And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.

   2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

   Synonyms: celloist, cello player, violoncellist