Miranda Wilson
@mirandacello.bsky.social
Cellist, professor, author of "Notes for Cellists" and other books. I love Wonder Woman and mini schnauzers.
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
@uidaho.bsky.social Lionel Hampton School of Music Audition Day is coming up soon on January 31, 2026. Anyone interested in auditioning for cello should contact me at [email protected]. Scholarships are available 🎻
November 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
@uidaho.bsky.social Lionel Hampton School of Music Audition Day is coming up soon on January 31, 2026. Anyone interested in auditioning for cello should contact me at [email protected]. Scholarships are available 🎻
Eugene, Boise, and Spokane friends, I hope you'll come see the amazing Japanese silent film "A Page of Madness," with live performance by the famous benshi actor Ichiro Kataoka, plus Dylan Champagne's live film score (played by me). I am SO excited about this project and can't wait to share it.
November 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Eugene, Boise, and Spokane friends, I hope you'll come see the amazing Japanese silent film "A Page of Madness," with live performance by the famous benshi actor Ichiro Kataoka, plus Dylan Champagne's live film score (played by me). I am SO excited about this project and can't wait to share it.
Michelle Kesler's and my album got reviewed on ConcertoNet!
“Balance with eloquent refinement” can best describe the discipline these two accomplished cellists bring to the Recital Hall." 😍🎻
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“Balance with eloquent refinement” can best describe the discipline these two accomplished cellists bring to the Recital Hall." 😍🎻
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October 31, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Michelle Kesler's and my album got reviewed on ConcertoNet!
“Balance with eloquent refinement” can best describe the discipline these two accomplished cellists bring to the Recital Hall." 😍🎻
www.concertonet.com/scripts/cd.p...
“Balance with eloquent refinement” can best describe the discipline these two accomplished cellists bring to the Recital Hall." 😍🎻
www.concertonet.com/scripts/cd.p...
Join my colleagues and me next Tuesday, October 28, for an all-Shostakovich recital commemorating 50 years since his death in 1975. I wrote my doctoral dissertation on Shostakovich's cello sonata and his second piano trio has been on my bucket list for many years, so I'm really excited about this.
October 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Join my colleagues and me next Tuesday, October 28, for an all-Shostakovich recital commemorating 50 years since his death in 1975. I wrote my doctoral dissertation on Shostakovich's cello sonata and his second piano trio has been on my bucket list for many years, so I'm really excited about this.
The final concert of the Idaho Bach Festival featured @uidahomusic cellists Katrina, Ryan, Evan, Dylan, and Cole, who gave a beautiful recital of baroque music arranged for 5 cellos. The cello studio is the best it's ever been and I'm bursting with pride at their achievements.
October 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The final concert of the Idaho Bach Festival featured @uidahomusic cellists Katrina, Ryan, Evan, Dylan, and Cole, who gave a beautiful recital of baroque music arranged for 5 cellos. The cello studio is the best it's ever been and I'm bursting with pride at their achievements.
#idahobachfestival starts Monday! Opening night kicks off with the UI Early Music Ensemble, Tues 10/21 features @uidahomusic faculty, and Wed 10/22 is the Idaho Cello Ensemble and Vandaleers. All events in Haddock Performance Hall at 7:30, see you there!
October 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
#idahobachfestival starts Monday! Opening night kicks off with the UI Early Music Ensemble, Tues 10/21 features @uidahomusic faculty, and Wed 10/22 is the Idaho Cello Ensemble and Vandaleers. All events in Haddock Performance Hall at 7:30, see you there!
Last week it occurred to me that while Prokofiev's Cello-Piano Sonata op. 119 is one of the pieces I've performed the most in my career, I've never actually played his lesser-known Solo Sonata Op. 134. A score has been procured. This is going to happen.
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Last week it occurred to me that while Prokofiev's Cello-Piano Sonata op. 119 is one of the pieces I've performed the most in my career, I've never actually played his lesser-known Solo Sonata Op. 134. A score has been procured. This is going to happen.
Good morning, new A-string that I will probably procrastinate about putting on my cello for several days, even though I desperately need a new A-string. (Why am I like this?) 🎻
October 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Good morning, new A-string that I will probably procrastinate about putting on my cello for several days, even though I desperately need a new A-string. (Why am I like this?) 🎻
Great concert, University of Idaho Symphony cello section!
🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻
🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻
October 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Great concert, University of Idaho Symphony cello section!
🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻
🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻🎻
I'm so excited about Michelle Kesler's and my new album, "Les délices de la solitude"! I'm not sure what I'm going to do with a giant box full of CDs, but it sure is nice to hold one in my hand 😁🎻
September 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I'm so excited about Michelle Kesler's and my new album, "Les délices de la solitude"! I'm not sure what I'm going to do with a giant box full of CDs, but it sure is nice to hold one in my hand 😁🎻
I gave all my cello students a binder full of etudes and put this picture of Hugo Becker on the cover to encourage them. Because I never met an etude I didn't love 😁🎻
September 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I gave all my cello students a binder full of etudes and put this picture of Hugo Becker on the cover to encourage them. Because I never met an etude I didn't love 😁🎻
Our new album is up at all the streaming platforms! Check out Michelle Kesler and me performing Michel Corrette's 6-sonata collection "Les délices de la solitude." (I can't explain why it's called that, since they're duo sonatas, not solos... 😂)
August 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Our new album is up at all the streaming platforms! Check out Michelle Kesler and me performing Michel Corrette's 6-sonata collection "Les délices de la solitude." (I can't explain why it's called that, since they're duo sonatas, not solos... 😂)
A post about Lise Cristiani is going around with a photo of an amateur cellist of the later 19th c., i.e. not Cristiani. The clothing style postdates Cristiani's lifetime and the awkward instrument/bow hold shows she's not a pro player. To clear this up, here's the one verified image of Cristiani.
August 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A post about Lise Cristiani is going around with a photo of an amateur cellist of the later 19th c., i.e. not Cristiani. The clothing style postdates Cristiani's lifetime and the awkward instrument/bow hold shows she's not a pro player. To clear this up, here's the one verified image of Cristiani.
Today in Hugo Becker research: sing your repertoire using German words to teach correct emphasis. For example, "Kampfbereit" (ready for war) in Dvorak's cello concerto. This is basically a metaphor for Becker's entire, needlessly argumentative worldview. I love him.
July 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today in Hugo Becker research: sing your repertoire using German words to teach correct emphasis. For example, "Kampfbereit" (ready for war) in Dvorak's cello concerto. This is basically a metaphor for Becker's entire, needlessly argumentative worldview. I love him.
In my latest Goodreads blog, a list of inspiring books on women pioneers of classical music. It was hard to narrow it down! If you haven't read Susan Tomes's latest book, "Women and the Piano," you should read it right away. You won't be able to put it down!
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July 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In my latest Goodreads blog, a list of inspiring books on women pioneers of classical music. It was hard to narrow it down! If you haven't read Susan Tomes's latest book, "Women and the Piano," you should read it right away. You won't be able to put it down!
www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...
www.goodreads.com/author_blog_...
Very distracted by a detail from the cover of Adrien-François Servais's Caprices. The cello-playing angel is holding the cello way too low with a terrible left-hand setup and an even worse bow hold. This angel needs Servais to teach her better form, or at least share his endpin with her 😂🎻
July 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Very distracted by a detail from the cover of Adrien-François Servais's Caprices. The cello-playing angel is holding the cello way too low with a terrible left-hand setup and an even worse bow hold. This angel needs Servais to teach her better form, or at least share his endpin with her 😂🎻
What do cellists keep in their cases? For me, it's as little as possible! Cello, bows, rosin (usually Pirastro), strings (usually Spirocore), and a cleaning cloth. Also, a bag with scores, electronics, and a strap in case of marble or tile floors...
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June 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What do cellists keep in their cases? For me, it's as little as possible! Cello, bows, rosin (usually Pirastro), strings (usually Spirocore), and a cleaning cloth. Also, a bag with scores, electronics, and a strap in case of marble or tile floors...
www.thestrad.com/playing-hub/...
www.thestrad.com/playing-hub/...
Check out my new Goodreads author page! From now on I'll be sharing thoughts about cello, books, and books about cello at my author blog, which you can get to from the main page.
www.goodreads.com/mirandawilso...
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June 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Check out my new Goodreads author page! From now on I'll be sharing thoughts about cello, books, and books about cello at my author blog, which you can get to from the main page.
www.goodreads.com/mirandawilso...
www.goodreads.com/mirandawilso...
I love this photo of Leopold Rostropovich with baby Mstislav. I guess it was foreordained that he would be a cellist. I've never put my child into my cello case, but there was that one time when my dog Luna showed an interest..... 😂🎻🐾
June 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I love this photo of Leopold Rostropovich with baby Mstislav. I guess it was foreordained that he would be a cellist. I've never put my child into my cello case, but there was that one time when my dog Luna showed an interest..... 😂🎻🐾
I'm not actually going to buy one of these, but the design made me smile 🎻
June 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'm not actually going to buy one of these, but the design made me smile 🎻
"Notes for Cellists" was reviewed in Stringendo, the journal of the Australian String Teachers Association! 🎻🎻🎻
June 10, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"Notes for Cellists" was reviewed in Stringendo, the journal of the Australian String Teachers Association! 🎻🎻🎻
Last day in Costa Rica! We attended a concert of the Costa Rica National Symphony at the amazing National Theatre of Costa Rica. Adiós por ahora Costa Rica, ¡te extrañaremos mucho!
June 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Last day in Costa Rica! We attended a concert of the Costa Rica National Symphony at the amazing National Theatre of Costa Rica. Adiós por ahora Costa Rica, ¡te extrañaremos mucho!
"Playing the cello is almost exactly like swimming" and other weird things I have said in masterclasses 😂🎻
May 31, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"Playing the cello is almost exactly like swimming" and other weird things I have said in masterclasses 😂🎻