In conversation, cellist Johannes Moser is charming (and not just because he is young, good-looking and incredibly talented). He chats about his recent move to New York and his rock climbing and ...

In 2002, at 23, German-born cellist Johannes Moser won the prestigious International Tchaikovsky Competition, cited with its Special Prize for his interpretation of the ‘Rococo Variations.’ The impact ...

During the second movement of Tchaikovsky’s “Rococo Variations,” cellist Johannes Moser decided to have a little fun. With an exaggerated, almost cartoonish flourish, Moser placed an exclamation point ...

For cellist Johannes Moser -- who makes his local debut with the Seattle Symphony Thursday at Benaroya Hall -- winning the Tchaikovsky International Competition in 2002 "simply changed everything." ...

Stop whatever you’re doing and go Google some images of electric cellos. You’ll be glad you did. They’re gorgeous instruments that come in a variety of elegant and fun shapes, and are certainly unlike ...

Tchaikovsky never wrote a cello concerto, but the “Variations on a Rococo theme” is a close second. The main theme is a Tchaikovsky original, but it's deeply steeped in his love for Mozart and the ...