Episode 238: Larissa Maestro has a wildly diverse career as a Nashville session and stage musician. When she came to town in 2007, she had a music degree and flexible expectations about what she'd find in a place she'd never been. She's primarily a cello player, veteran of creative collaborations with Margo Price, Kyshonna, Brandi Carlile and Allison Russell, who's just had her arrange the strings for her next album. Maestro is also a composer with numerous Nashville performances, including a night of her own music in March. We talk about finding the cello, working with friends in the Nashville community and composing for the ballet and the stage. She's about to embark on her biggest tour yet with Hozier.