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	Steven Isserlis
		Steven Isserlis is a cellist whose passion for music transcends conventional divisions.
		Acclaimed worldwide for his musicality and technique alike, he is equally at home drawing the audience into his circle of friends for chamber music or in recital; delving into the historical archives to emerge with a forgotten gem; or on the concert platform with some of the world's most prestigious orchestras and conductors.
		The chamber concerts of Isserlis' devising are renowned, not only for the quality of performance, but also for his ingenuity and innovation in programming; he has created series at the Salzburg Festival, at the Wigmore Hall and in Zankel Hall in New York.
	www.cvillechambermusic.org /bios/isserlis.html (625 words)

	Steven Isserlis (NY Recital Debut) and Pianist Ana-Maria Vera (2.7.06)
		Isserlis' characteristically innovative program features music by a succession of composers, each of whom served as a mentor to the next, in a line that stretches from Mendelssohn, born at the beginning of the 19th century, to Martinu, who died in the middle of the 20th.
		STEVEN ISSERLIS is a cellist equally at home for chamber music or in recital; delving into the historical archives to emerge with a forgotten gem; or on the concert platform with some of the world's most prestigious orchestras and conductors.
		Steven Isserlis was awarded a CBE in 1998 in recognition of his services to music, and in 2000 received the Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau (Schumann's birthplace).
	www.92y.org /content/steven_isserlis_2_7_06.asp (1817 words)

	Steven Isserlis/Dénes Várjon @ Wigmore Hall, London : concert review
		If Steven Isserlis has a weakness, it is that his playing is inclined to lack volume, the cause of which rests, one suspects, with the instrument rather than the technique of the person playing it.
		Nevertheless it was hard to fault Isserlis, whose fiendish double stops and devilishly difficult triplet arpeggios in the second and third movements respectively were delivered with absolute aplomb.
		With Isserlis and Várjon on top form, each character piece was notable for its distinctive portrayal of disparate moods, from the rollicking comedy of the opening Mit Humor to the tragic dance-of-death-like third movement.
	www.musicomh.com /classical/wigmore-isserlis_0407.htm (853 words)

	Steven Isserlis, Cello & Stephen Hough, Piano: about the artist(s) - Vancouver Recital Society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Isserlis was Artistic Director of a highly-acclaimed festival in London dedicated to the music of Saint-Saëns, which took place at Wigmore Hall, the Royal Academy of Music and with the English Chamber Orchestra at the Barbican Centre.
		Isserlis’ devising are renowned, not only for the quality of performance, but also for his ingenuity and innovation in programming.
		Isserlis much in demand for teaching; he is Artistic Director of the International Masterclass and Chamber Music forum IMS Prussia Cove and is regularly invited to teach at various prestigious academies in the US, Europe and Australia.
	www.vanrecital.com /events/concert_notes.cfm?concertid=106&type=artist&past= (1449 words)

	All Things Strings: Profile of Cellist Steven Isserlis
		Isserlis was born in England in 1959, the youngest in a family of musicians.
		Isserlis accuses Clara Schumann of laying the groundwork for the low regard in which her husband's late works are held even today.
		At the time of our interview, Isserlis was looking forward to a season he called "busy enough to keep me off the streets." In addition to his usual full schedule of recitals and concerto and chamber music concerts, he hopes to expand his festivals to include orchestral and choral music.
	www.stringsmagazine.com /issues/strings99/coverstory.html (3144 words)

	Steven Isserlis on SONY BMG Masterworks
		Isserlis also works twice this season with the Rotterdam Philharmonic, on one occasion joining Ida Haendel and Martha Argerich for a performance of Beethoven¹s Triple Concerto.
		The chamber concerts of Isserlis' devising are renowned, not only for the quality of performance, but also for his ingenuity and innovation in programming.
		Isserlis also regularly gives recitals; his performances this season include recitals with Stephen Hough in the UK, Dublin, Belgrade and Milan and solo Bach recitals in Bath and Madrid.
	www.sonybmgmasterworks.com /artists/stevenisserlis/index.html (585 words)

	Gitarrenunterricht Frankfurt Blog » Blog Archiv » Warum Beethoven mit Gulasch um sich warf - Steven ...
		Steven Isserlis sammelt Anekdoten über die Komponisten, die diese sehr unsympathisch erscheinen lassen.
		Letztlich schreckt Isserlis meiner Meinung nach den Leser eher ab, sich mit diesen Komponisten zu beschäftigen.
		Isserlis scheint sich auch nicht ganz klar über das Alter seiner Zielgruppe sein.
	www.blog.gitarrenunterricht-frankfurt.de /2007/03/02/warum-beethoven-mit-gulasch-um-sich-warf-steven-isserlis-buchbesprechung (718 words)

	Steven Isserlis @ West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge : concert review
		She was perfectly matched by Isserlis, the two always blending splendidly when accompanying the piano or playing in unison.
		The timbre of Isserlis' opening cello solo, played entirely on the instrument's lower three strings, set an appropriately melancholic mood, and his subsequent combination with Fujita to provide the accompaniment for Haywood was almost more exciting than the melody itself.
		Isserlis tackled the notorious difficulties of the Arpeggione Sonata with consummate ease, producing a clear and delicious tone.
	www.musicomh.com /classical/isserlis_0306.htm (876 words)

	RECITAL REVIEW: Successful Pairing By David Bratman (Steven Isserlis, Stephen Hough, April 15, 2005) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Isserlis is well equipped to convey this kind of music visually: tossing his mop of Simon Rattle-like hair, throwing his bow around, raising his head heavenward and turning the cello away from his body in ethereal passages, and entirely removing his left hand from the instrument when playing on open strings.
		Isserlis' physical style was merely a sign that he was absorbed in his confidence in the music.
		Isserlis presented the theme plainly, without the note-bending pathos I've heard on record, and tackled the five faster, complex variations vigorously with crisp, strong attacks while Hough provided percussive rolling rhythms on the piano.
	www.sfcv.org /arts_revs/isserlis_4_19_05.php (1038 words)

	Musica Viva Australia - 2004 - Steven Isserlis in Recital
		Steven Isserlis plays every note as if it is part of his very being.
		Steven Isserlis' international stature as a cellist, and the enormous success of his 2002 Musica Viva tour simply demanded this return visit.
		Isserlis will be joined by Ian Brown, a pianist with vast experience, who has worked as a duo partner with musicians such as Rostropovich and James Galway.
	www.mva.org.au /2004/performer.asp?id=521 (223 words)

	Steven Isserlis a Rare Blend
		Isserlis is sought after by prestigious orchestras and the most highly respected conductors, as well as by the most desirable festivals.
		This is why Isserlis is so fond of presenting series (a Saint-Saëns series is planned for next year), and why he takes part in festivals or explores the music of a composer and his circle of friends, teachers and protégés.
		When Isserlis begins to explore one of these buried treasures, however, his approach is very pragmatic.
	www.scena.org /lsm/sm8-7/Steven_Isserlis_en.htm (1599 words)

	Cello World Steven Isserlis - Amazing Cello Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Steven Isserlis - Haydn: Cello Concertos in C and D, Sinfonia Concertante...
		Steven Isserlis is a remarkable cellist whose commitment to and obvious...
		Steven Isserlis, cello Steven Isserlis is a remarkable cellist whose...
	www.amazingcelloguide.com /cello-world-steven-isserlis.html (766 words)

	The Paramount Theater -- British Cellist Steven Isserlis Returns to Paramount with Virginia Chamber Music Foundation ...
		World-renowned cellist Steven Isserlis is returning to The Paramount on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 8:00 pm.
		Charlottesville’s second "Isserlis and Friends” concert is being presented by the Virginia Chamber Music Foundation, which brought the cellist’s critically acclaimed performance to the Paramount during the theater’s opening season in 2005.
		Isserlis appears frequently as soloist with many of the world’s most prestigious orchestras and enjoys regular collaborations with conductors Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Colin Davis, and Christoph Eschenbach, and with such artists as Martha Argerich and Joshua Bell.
	www.theparamount.net /theaternews_releases_20070110a.aspx (430 words)

	Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough, Musica Viva - smh.com.au
		Steven Isserlis played the closing section of the slow movement of Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata, D821, as though some profundity of musical thought in the remarkable chord changes Schubert writes here had reduced his cello bow to immobility.
		Isserlis and Hough played the whole sonata like this: the fluent ease and spontaneity of the opening theme, the affectionate, clumsy rhythmic dances of the last.
		For me, it embodied an ideal of chamber music where musical ideas are continually born anew, unfettered by any sense of contrivance or premeditation, yet the whole forms an unbroken line of concentration from beginning to end.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/05/12/1021002413442.html (433 words)

	classical music - andante - a disappointing opening to steven isserlis' taneyev festival
		Except that — and there is no way of saying this kindly — to judge from Gitlis' performance, it is plain that he has gone way beyond the stage when he should have retired.
		Isserlis did his valiant best to cover for him, to make sense of the eccentricities, but it was a lost cause.
		It is one thing to make the most of one's own line — something at which Isserlis and the rather over-mannered Kuusisto (his agonised facial gestures and bodily writhings remind one of his compatriot, the pianist Olli Mustonen) proved themselves at times almost too capable.
	www.andante.com /article/article.cfm?id=15855&highlight=1&highlightterms=&lstKeywords= (677 words)

	An Interview with Steven Isserlis with INKPOT
		Steven Isserlis, British cellist and champion of lesser known works, was a pleasure to interview.
		Born in England in 1959, Isserlis comes from a family of musicians, and on a branch faraway on the family tree, counts Felix Mendelssohn as a “very distant cousin”.
		Isserlis, when playing at the Esplanade, obliged to a request by the SSO to play the Elgar cello concerto.
	inkpot.com /concert/int_isserlis.html (817 words)

	Steven Isserlis - Celebrity Concert Series - dublin - music
		Steven Isserlis, world class British cellist, plays the National Concert Hall on Thursday, the 27th of October.
		Critically acclaimed cellist, Steven Isserlis returns to the National Concert Hall in the company of award winning pianist Stephen Hough, to perform a series of cello sonatas written by Strauss, Brahms and Webern as part of The Irish Times Celebrity Concert Series.
		Steven Isserlis is a musician whose talent exceeds conventional divisions.
	www.dublinks.com /index.cfm/loc/16/pt/0/spid/90FDD681-1D12-4525-A80C3EBB060CCB12.htm (236 words)

	Conversation with Steven Isserlis
		Steven Isserlis is a remarkable cellist whose commitment to and obvious pleasure in music making is an inspiration to audiences and fellow-musicians.
		Steven's recordings of Tavener's 'The Protecting Veil' (which won a Gramophone Award) and 'Svyati' were separately nominated for the Mercury Music Prize; his recording of the Haydn Concerti won a Classic CD Award and, in common with 'Cello World' and 'Forgotten Romance',' was nominated for Gramophone Award.
		Steven was awarded the Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau (Schumann's birthplace) in 2000; a 'Classic FM Red f Award' (2001) for his contribution to making classical music more popular; and, most recently the 2002 Time Out Classical Music Award.
	www.cello.org /Newsletter/Articles/isserlis2/isserlis2.htm (4814 words)

	Steven Isserlis and Friends - Music - Review - New York Times
		The cellist Steven Isserlis has written fanciful children’s books about Beethoven and Handel, and perhaps he’s thinking of doing something with Schumann.
		Isserlis and his friends made good choices, and backed them up with alert, focused performances.
		Isserlis played with an understated lyricism that kept the piano line from fading into the background.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/12/15/arts/music/15isse.html?ex=1323838800&en=f87be2dfa2e41f83&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss (562 words)

	Steven Isserlis Plays Schumann
		Steven Isserlis - Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante
		Everyone knows the Concerto and other cello pieces so I won't bother with any analysis except to say that from Zwickau to Endenich RAS is smiling as, perhaps, he never did in his life.
		Isserlis knows Schumann.And, yes : this is the greatest recording of the greatest Cello Concerto that the world has ever known.
	www.livewebshop.com /B000003G9P/Steven_Isserlis_Plays_Schumann.html (222 words)

	The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: Cellist Steven Isserlis is a spirited chap, on stage and off (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He seldom makes it to Seattle, but British cellist Steven Isserlis — who arrives Thursday for two Seattle Symphony concerts — is famous around the world for his deeply felt and highly individualistic interpretations of several centuries of musical repertoire.
		As Isserlis later wrote in The Guardian: "Normally, I have no objection to people falling asleep in concerts; of course, I'd much rather they would stay awake and listen, but I accept that it does occasionally happen.
		You can get to know Isserlis a lot better on his Web site (www.stevenisserlis.com), where, if you click on "enthusiasms," you will discover his passion for composers both famous and unknown, the novels of Wilkie Collins, the films of Christopher Guest and lots more.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/artsentertainment/2001909946_conc23.html (648 words)

	Steven Isserlis, Cello : Kajimoto Concert Management Co., Ltd.
		His children's history of the lives of six great composers Why Beethoven Threw the Stew was published by Faber and Faber in October 2001 and has already been reprinted three times due to popular demand.
		A strong interest in musical education makes Isserlis much in demand for teaching; he is Artistic Director of the International Masterclass and Chamber Music forum IMS Prussia Cove and has just been appointed President of the European String Teachers' Association.
		Awarded a CBE in 1998 in recognition of his services to music, Steven Isserlis is an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music and in 2000 received the Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau (Schumann's birthplace) - previous recipients include Gilels, Masur, Richter and Fischer-Dieskau.
	www.kajimotomusic.com /html_e/artist_jap/steven_isserlis.html (756 words)

	Steven Isserlis at the Players
		Steven Isserlis, deeply into the power of the Bach Suite No.3.
		As one board member noted "It's like stepping into a Merchant/Ivory set." The guests were treated to cocktails while browsing the fifty four items in a silent auction that included a final draft screenplay of "Fletch" autographed by Chevy Chase with several of his hand-written changes.
		Steven performed the J.S. Bach Suite No.3 for unaccompanied cello and then, joined by Rena, three works by Dvo_ak - Waldesruhe, Rondo and Polonaise.
	www.musicforallseasons.org /newsisserlis.html (320 words)

	Gramophone - Features - The world's best classical music magazine
		Steven Isserlis is no longer just a cellist.
		As he told Gramophone, it's a challenge he does not feel ready for, but with characteristic bravery that hasn't stopped him from facing his musical demons.
		The music world - and music itself - is infinitely richer for the presence of Steven Isserlis.
	www.gramophone.co.uk /interviews_detail.asp?f=2613&id=2618 (183 words)

	McIntire Department of Music
		The Virginia Chamber Music Foundation will present world-renowned British cellist Steven Isserlis and Friends in an evening of chamber music on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 8:00 pm, at the Paramount Theater on the Downtown Mall.
		Isserlis is a charismatic performer who appears frequently as soloist with many of the world's most prestigious orchestras, most recently the Boston, Dallas, and Toronto Symphony Orchestras, and the Leipzig Gewandhaus, Philadelphia, and Philharmonia Orchestras.
		All of Isserlis' "musical friends" for this concert have thriving international careers as soloists and chamber musicians and appear with today's premier ensembles, including Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Project, the Metropolitan Museum Artists in Concert, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
	www.virginia.edu /music/pressrelease/06-07/isserlis022007.html (510 words)

	Arts - Music \| Steven Isserlis and Stephen Hough \| Straight.com Vancouver
		But Isserlis has nothing to prove: in both technique and musicality, he is as perfect a cellist as one could hope.
		Both are cherished standards of the cello-music canon, but Isserlis approached them with a freshness that uncovered new layers of meaning.
		The E Minor, in particular, took on a gentler, sweeter character, as Isserlis relaxed the music in both tempo and style.
	www.straight.com /article/steven-isserlis-and-stephen-hough (514 words)

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