Steven Isserlis is disarmingly direct. Like Jim Carrey’s character in the film Liar Liar, it’s as if he seems compelled to say just what he thinks. There’s no sense of evasion, misdirection or padding ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There are moments in Steven Isserlis’s new book, The Bach Cello Suites, where you wonder if lockdown got the ...
Three masters of classical music unite for an emotionally powerful and musically diverse presentation focusing on themes of vibrant Jewish life, memory, and loss. The first section of the Headline ...
Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. "This is probably the most exciting of all cello concertos. There is a manic energy. It is tragic, but ...
Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose works include Music: Healing The Rift, a personal history of modern music. He has been involved in music as a composer, ...
Even in a hall as famed for its intimacy as Wigmore, I doubt we've ever heard quieter or more meaningful sounds than Steven Isserlis breathed into his cello during the last of four Gyorgy Kurtag ...
The son of a music teacher and a keen amateur musician, acclaimed cellist Steven Isserlis plays as both a soloist and chamber musician. His distinctive sound and wide repertoire have won him legions ...
The son of a music teacher and a keen amateur musician, acclaimed cellist Steven Isserlis plays as both a soloist and chamber musician. His distinctive sound and wide repertoire have won him legions ...
Legendary British cellist Steven Isserlis is acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery. He has enjoyed a distinguished career as both a soloist and chamber musician, ...