TLS
“Difficult and dangerous lives extended far beyond the good manners of the concert hall.”
The times
“The cello is the most obviously carnal of instruments.”
GRAMOphone
“Don’t expect many insights into the cello repertoire or its interpretation. Cello is about the nature and personality of an instrument, its lore, and above all, the player’s relationship to the object.”
the oldie
“Stories are built on stories […] Neither silence nor sound is absolute; the passage from one to another is what matters.”
The TELEGRAPH
Holocaust survivor reunited with cello of musician father murdered by Nazis.
ITV News
Holocaust survivor reunited with father’s cello more than 80 years after his death.
GRAMOPHONE
“The book charts a journey across Europe that I undertook with my own cello, and examines the relationship between cellists and their instruments, exploring stories of creation, loss and rediscovery.“
the spectator
“Cello helps explain how music helped escape a certain death…”
WALL STREET JOURNAL
Review: Hearing a Deeper Melody
the LADY
‘An impassioned odyssey that takes us into the mindset of some supremely talented musicians.’
LRB
‘A sleuthing triumph’.
The lonely crowd
One of The Lonely Crowd’s Books of the Year 2025 and reviewed by Welsh writer Tony Curtis.
Dr Kate Kennedy 