Masumi Rostad's Sound Post Series 3, Featuring Nick Canellakis

Cellist Nicholas Canellakis discusses his love of French instruments and about what makes his 1840s Vuillaume so special

Grammy Award-winning, Japanese-Norwegian violist Masumi Per Rostad is an active performer and professor of viola and chamber music at the Eastman School of Music. As a former member of the Pacifica Quartet for almost two decades, he also founded DoCha, a chamber music festival in Champaign, Illinois.

Amidst his career, Masumi sits down with his friends and colleagues to discuss the ins and outs of their instruments in his Sound Post series.

The third edition has returned, and its sixth episode features cellist Nick Canellakis' love of French instruments and his 1840s Vuillaume cello.