In Steven Galloway’s haunting novel The Cellist of Sarajevo, music is a lot more than a form of art or entertainment. It is a profound act of resistance, a lifeline to humanity, and a mechanism for survival. Based on a true story during the Siege of Sarajevo, the novel centres on a cellist who vows to play Albinoni’s Adagio in G Minor for 22 consecutive days – one day for each of the 22 people killed by a mortar strike while waiting in line for br...