The Irish Times

Steven Isserlis: ‘The last straw was with Nigel Kennedy in a gambling arcade ... That did not go down well’

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 ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Legends: Steven Isserlis

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, ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ACO: Steven Isserlis Plays Shostakovich

Steven Isserlis on tour with Richard Tognetti and the ACO playing the Shostakovich 1st Cello Concerto. Photo by Jeff Busby(Steven Isserlis (cello) with Richard Tognetti (violin) and the ACO. Photo by ...
The Washington Post

Steven Isserlis keeps the music modern and strings old-fashioned in Library of Congress concert

Vivid drama, expressive phrasing and spontaneity make a musical performance distinctive. Steven Isserlis displayed all these qualities in his recital Friday at the Library of Congress. The British ...
The Financial Times

Cellist Steven Isserlis on his pianist grandfather and his compositions

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The pianist and composer Julius Isserlis, less well-known today for his own musical accomplishments than for those of ...
The New York Times

Straying From the Canon With Unfamiliar Fare

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Music Review By Steve Smith By no means has the vital English cellist Steven Isserlis excluded the standard repertory for his instrument from his ...
Los Angeles Times

Review: What happens when an all-star trio gets interrupted by the couple arguing in the front row

Violinist Joshua Bell, cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Jeremy Denk were set to grapple with Shostakovich’s Piano Trio No. 2 on Wednesday night at the Soraya in Northridge. The great 1944 work, ...
The Financial Times

Steven Isserlis: In the Shadow of War

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The link between these three concerto-like pieces is the tragic inspiration of the first world war. None adds ...
The Daily Telegraph

Steven Isserlis: 'I use two Strads - am I a bigamist?'

Steven Isserlis is now one of the most in-demand cellists in the world, with a packed schedule for at least the next two years. When I meet him at his London house, he has just got off a plane from ...
The Independent

Steven Isserlis: When passionate dreams come true

Steven Isserlis has a dream. Its seed was sown in 1975 when, at 17, he played the gamba arias of Bach's St Matthew Passion in York Minster. "Since then," he says, "I've loved this work more than any ...
Classic FM

Steven Isserlis

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 ...