When the cellos play, the cows come home
The students of the Scandinavian Cello School perform for Mogens and Louise Haugaards cows in Lund, Denmark, April 23, 2021. A collaboration between a cattle farmer and a Danish music training program brings regular recitals to pampered livestock. Carsten Snejbjerg/The New York Times.
by Lisa Abend
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- During a recent performance of Tchaikovskys Pezzo Capriccioso, a handful of audience members leaned forward attentively, their eyes bright, a few encouraging snuffles escaping from the otherwise hushed parterre. Though relative newcomers to classical music, they seemed closely attuned to the eight cellists onstage, raising their heads abruptly as the pieces languid strains gave way to rapid-fire bow strokes.