This cello was once played in the trenches of Ypres, one of the most deadly frontlines of the First World War. One hundred years later, Steven Isserlis is letting it sing again This cello doesn’t look ...

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 ...

Among world-class cellists, Steven Isserlis may be the only one ever to interview his instrument. On a website for young cellists, he asked his 260-year-old cello to list one of the best things about ...

One of music's most popular and prodigious artists, it's difficult to say anything about Steven Isserlis that has not already been said in glowing terms. He brings a deep curiosity about music and the ...

British cellist Steven Isserlis seeks joy and beauty in everything he plays. His choice of William Walton’s Cello Concerto for this week’s National Symphony Orchestra concerts has all the elements ...

Isserlis rediscovers gems from Britten to Adès; Rana is fearless in lockdown Chopin; and Christopher Nupen is in the spotlight For Steven Isserlis, usually on tour and suddenly alone at home, lockdown ...

His wide-ranging curiosity about virtually everything, paired with the insights of an author and expressive skill of a top musical artist put Steven Isserlis in a category all by himself. He creates ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There are moments in Steven Isserlis’s new book, The Bach Cello Suites, where you wonder if lockdown got the ...

It has already been a year for Steven Isserlis to remember. Not least because he has marked his 50th birthday, the celebration of which took place in the form of a concert at the Wigmore Hall.