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The cycle "The sound image of the instrument in the 20th century" article highlights the sound image of the cello as one of the wealthiest musical instruments in terms of its possibilities in the context of its interpretation as an artistic gesture - a mark aimed at the effect of a socio-cultural act of form and content. (from the cycle "The sound image of the instrument in the 20th century") The outstanding role of suites for solo cello by I. S. Bach, who first revealed the instrument's possibilities and demonstrated its cantilene, virtuosic, and polyphonic capabilities, is pointed out. An example of a bright socio-cultural gesture is the creation of the Musical Garden in Canada, parts of which are associated with Bach's cello suites. Examples of an individual approach to the sound of the cello and the creation of a particular extraordinary soundscape in the works of composers of the 20th century, M. Skoryk, J. Kram, M. Feldman, and H. Lachenman, are given. As an example of an original interpretation of the cello, the Cello Concerto No. 1 by Myroslav Skoryk is indicated, in which the cello is interpreted as the voice of a lyrical hero, and its dialogue with the orchestra is very diverse, which creates an exciting intrigue of the musical action. Gyorgy Ligeti can be considered a master of gesture: after graduating from the F. Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, the author created the piece Dialogo for solo cello. In 1953, the composer made the second part of this work for the cellist Vera Denesh, which led to the design of the sonata for the cello. Ligety claimed that this is a dialogue between a woman and a man. In work «Cello and Orchestra (1972) by Morton Feldman, the author gives the cello overexpression against the background of the loud sound of the orchestra, which is on the border with alarming noise and declares complete submission to the sound of his own ideas. Helmut Lachenmann interprets the instruments as "geographical" objects: yes, the strings have "poles", the role of which is played by the stand and pegs, the strings are given the role of «meridians», and the bow is a "parallel". It is indicated that the cello, like the entire body of musical instruments, received so-called "advanced techniques" that enriched its sound and became the basis for performing various roles in solo and ensemble performances. The article presents the images of the cello in other forms of art, which proves the concrete-historical context of its perception and poetization in the art of different eras. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]