Cellist steven isserlis biography
Cellist steven isserlis biography
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Steven Isserlis
British cellist (born )
Musical artist
Steven John IsserlisCBE (born 19 December ) is a Britishcellist. 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 , the Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau in , and both the Wigmore Hall Medal and Glashütte Original Music Festival Award in [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