Steven Isserlis

Steven Isserlis
CBE
Isserlis in 2018
Background information
Born (1958-12-19) 19 December 1958 (age 65)
London, England
GenresClassical
Occupations
  • Musician
  • author
InstrumentCello
Years active1977–present[1]
Labels
Websitestevenisserlis.com

Steven John Isserlis CBE (born 19 December 1958) is a British cellist. An acclaimed soloist, chamber musician, educator, writer and broadcaster, he is widely regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation.[2][3][4][5] He is also noted for his diverse repertoire and distinctive sound which is deployed with his use of gut strings.[6][7]

Isserlis is the recipient of numerous awards including the Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award in 1993, the Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau in 2000, and both the Wigmore Hall Medal and Glashütte Original Music Festival Award in 2017.[8][9] His recordings have garnered two Gramophone Awards, a Classical BRIT Award, a BBC Music Magazine Award, and two Grammy Award nominations among others.[10][11][12] He is also one of the only two living cellists inducted into the Gramophone Hall of Fame.[13]

Isserlis currently plays on the 1726 Marquis de Corberon cello made by Antonio Stradivari on loan from the Royal Academy of Music.[14]

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  2. ^ "Violin Virtuoso Joshua Bell Mixes Music and Friendship in Upcoming Performance". The Smith Center. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ "20 best cellists of all time". BBC Music Magazine.
  4. ^ Battle, Laura (15 September 2021). "Steven Isserlis: 'One should be paralysed with nerves and self-doubt'". Financial Times.
  5. ^ "How We Met: Steven Isserlis and Joshua Bell". The Independent. 21 November 1993.
  6. ^ "Steven Isserlis - Lucerne Festival". Lucerne Festival.
  7. ^ "CD reviews: Cellist Isserlis shows guts in Bach". Washington Post.
  8. ^ "Steven Isserlis CBE - Royal Academy of Music". Troy all Academy of Music.
  9. ^ "Cellist Steven Isserlis receives Wigmore Medal". The Strad.
  10. ^ "Steven Isserlis - HK Phil". HK Phil.
  11. ^ "Steven Isserlis, Sir Antonio Pappano and Omer Meir Wellber Win at the 2021 BBC Music Magazine Awards". IMG Artists. 14 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Steven Isserlis -Artist - GRAMMY.com". Grammy Awards.
  13. ^ "Gramophone Hall of Fame". Gramophone Magazine.
  14. ^ "Steven Isserlis and his Stradivarius cello – the relationship between soloist and instrument". The Strad.