All Steven Isserlis articles
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ReviewConcert review: Steven Isserlis (cello) Jonian Ilias Kadesha, Irène Duval (violins) Eivind Ringstad (viola) Tim Posner (cello) Lucy Shaw (double bass) Maggie Cole (harpsichord)
Tim Homfray visits London’s Wigmore Hall for the performance of Boccherini on 27 March 2023
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VideoIsserlis and Doane remember their cello teacher, Jane Cowan
Cellist Guy Johnston captures a conversation between two cello greats about a shared influence
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ReviewConcert review: Steven Isserlis (cello) Connie Shih (piano)
Dennis Rooney hears a recital of Hahn, Fauré, Adès, Schumann and Brahms at Shriver Hall in Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, on 23 October 2022
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FocusWhich string players received titles of honour from Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II?
The Strad chronicles which British string players received titles of honour throughout Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign
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ArticleCellist Steven Isserlis on using vibrato to improve phrasing
Steven Isserlis gives a cello masterclass on Schumann's Fantasiestücke op.73, recorded at the International Musicians' Seminar, Prussia Cove. The student is Ani Kalayjian
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ReviewBook review: The Bach Cello Suites: A Companion
Janet Banks reviews British cellist Steven Isserlis’s thoughts on the history and performance of the famed solo cello suites
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Focus‘A Baroque composer living in the 21st century’ - Steven Isserlis on recording British Solo Cello Music
In this extract from the January 2022 issue, cellist Steven Isserlis speaks about recording works by British composers, who are all linked by a shared respect for the past
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Focus‘People hadn’t heard live music for so long, and were so happy and grateful for the experience’ - Steven Isserlis on performing Bach
The January 2022 cover star speaks to Charlotte Smith about studying the Bach Cello Suites in the form of his new companion book, as well as performing during the pandemic
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ReviewSteven Isserlis: British Solo Cello Music
British cellist brings all his character and virtuosity to music from his homeland
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FocusThe Strad Podcast Episode #20: Steven Isserlis on consulting musical editions and manuscripts
The cellist speaks about consulting the various surviving manuscripts of the Bach Cello Suites, as well as making bowing and fingering suggestions for the Dvořák Cello Concerto
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VideoSteven Isserlis performs Haydn Cello Concerto in D
The cellist performs Haydn’s second cello concerto with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
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ReviewReview round-up: BBC Proms 2021
Peter Quantrill attends the cream of the strings crop during this year’s Proms season at the Royal Albert Hall
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Focus‘It’s important to be emotionally authentic – you mustn’t give false messages’ – Steven Isserlis
The British cellist on performing at the 2021 In Classica International Music Festival in Dubai, and returning to solo Bach during the pandemic
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FocusSteven Isserlis shares his memories of cellist Marius May
‘A soloist’s career didn’t suit him, but those of us who attended his concerts will never forget them’
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ReviewLive-streamed concert review: Steven Isserlis (cello) Mishka Rushdie Momen (piano)
Tim Homfray watches the performance at London’s Wigmore Hall on 2 February 2021, from the comfort of his own home
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NewsWigmore Hall unveils programme of 40 live-streamed concerts
More than 200 players will have the chance to play at the London venue over the next six weeks
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ReviewSteven Isserlis: Tavener
A deeply personal celebration of a composer and cellist’s creative relationship
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ReviewConcert review: Wigmore Hall, 8-24 June 2020
Tim Homfray reviews performances held at the London venue for an online-only audience
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FeatureSentimental Work: Steven Isserlis
Beethoven’s Cello Sonata no.4 was the gateway the British cellist needed to understand the myriad delights and complexities of the composer’s work
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ArticleMy Heroes: Steven Isserlis on Pablo Casals and Daniil Shafran
Pablo Casals’s musical commitment and Daniil Shafran’s ease and freedom were sources of inspiration for the British cellist