| CASALS | Pablo ---, Spanish-born musician, one of the greatest cellists of the 20th Century (6) |
| TRUMPETER | Musician, one of the Proclaimers? (9) |
| OFFENBACH | German-born French composer and cellist of the Romantic period, Jacques _ (9) |
| YOYO | -- - -- Ma, American cellist of Chinese/French origins (2-2) |
| ARAGON | Catherine of ---, the Spanish-born first wife of Henry VIII (6) |
| MOZART | Salzburg-born musician who, in his 35 years of life, composed some 600 works including The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and The Magic Flute (6) |
| RINGER | Church musician, one who shouldn't be playing? (6) |
| PRINCE | Musician, one who used to tour with Queen? (6) |
| SECADA | Jon, Cuban-born musician noted for his 1992 song Just Another Day (6) |
| VACANT | Blank faces of violinists and cellists at national tour (6) |
| YOYOMA | Foreign-born musician with a Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| JARVIS | Sheffield-born musician, broadcaster and Pulp frontman, _ Cocker (6) |
| CANCEL | Drop some American cellists (6) |
| PICASSO | Spanish-born painter of Guernica and pioneer of Cubism, Pablo ... |
| NONET | Group of musicians one put in the National Theatre (5) |
| BALLPLAYER | Dance musician - one trying to hit all the pitches? |
| FIDDLER | Musician - one deliberately getting the count wrong? (7) |
| VIRTUOSO | Meaning "learned, skilful", an Italian word for a consummately talented musician; one with masterly skill in any other creative pursuit; or, a collector, connoisseur or dilettante of antiquities, art, |
| GUITARIST | Musician, one overwhelmed by such a basic reaction to sitar playing |
| BRYDENTHOMSON | Ayr-born musician (1928 - 91) who was principal conductor of the Ulster orchestra |
