Steven Isserlis - Cello and Classical Music in London

Favourite pieces

Beethoven's Cello Sonata in F Op. 5 No. 1 performed in 2020 (June) and 2019 (September, 14).

Fauré's Romance Op. 69 performed in 2021 (December) and 2019 (April).

György Kurtág's Az hit... from Signs, Games and Messages performed in 2019 (September, 30) and 2016 (February, 17).

György Kurtág's In memoriam Ferenc Wilheim and Souvenir de Balatonboglár from Signs, Games and Messages performed in 2019 (September, 30) and 2016 (February, 24).

Liszt's Romance oubliée (for cello and piano) S132 performed in 2021 (December) and 2017 (April).

Martinů's Cello Sonata No. 1 performed in 2018 (September) and 2014 (February).

Saint-Saëns' III. Allegro moderato from Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op. 32 performed in 2021 (December) and 2020 (October).

Schumann's Fantasiestücke Op. 73 performed in 2019 (April) and 2018 (September).

Shostakovich's Cello Sonata in D minor Op. 40 performed in 2021 (January) and 2018 (February, 21).

Wigmore Hall, 25-Apr-2023 / 19:30

Recital with pianist Connie Shih

Mendelssohn:
Variations concertantes in D Op. 17
Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor Op. 121 (arranged by Steven Isserlis for cello and piano)
Ignaz Moscheles: Cello Sonata in E Op. 121
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Op. 3

Wigmore Hall, 27-Mar-2023 / 13:00

Boccherini:
- String Quintet in D minor Op. 13 No. 4
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in C minor
- Cello Concerto No. 7 in G

Wigmore Hall, 26-Nov-2022 / 19:30

Royal Festival Hall, 26-Jan-2023 / 19:00

Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor Op.33

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Maxim Emelyanychev - Conductor

Royal Festival Hall, 24-Nov-2022 / 19:30

Royal Festival Hall, 16-Jan-2022 / 19:30

Haydn: Cello Concerto No.1 in C

Philharmonia Orchestra, Philippe Herreweghe - Conductor

Wigmore Hall, 16-Dec-2021 / 19:30

Recital with pianist Connie Shih

Saint-Saëns:
- Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op. 32
- Romance in F Op. 36
Hollman: Carmen fantaisie (based on Bizet)
Willaume, Augusta Holmès, Reynaldo Hahn

Steven Isserlis gave a masterclass on the 27^th of November 2022 at the Wigmore Hall.

Royal Albert Hall, 12-Aug-2021 / 19:30

Walton: Cello Concerto

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski - Conductor

Steven Isserlis performed Haydn's Cello Concerto in C with the Philharmonic Orchestra on the 2^nd of June 2021 as a late replacement for Kian Soltani.

Wigmore Hall, 17-May-2021 / 19:30

Beethoven: Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2
György Kurtág: Signs, Games and Messages -
- In memoriam Aczél György
- Socrates' Farewell
- Thomas Blum in memoriam
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat D929

Steven Isserlis performed Schumann's Cello Concerto under the baton of Simone Young on the 30^th of April 2021.

Steven Isserlis' concerts, unfortunately, cancelled due to the pandemic

On the 19^th of March 2021 at the Royal Festival Hall.

On the 4^nd of November 2020 at the Wigmore Hall.

On the 2^nd of November 2020 with Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk at the Wigmore Hall.

Steven Isserlis performed in a live streamed performance with Mark Elder on the 14^th of April 2021.

Wigmore Hall, 23-Mar-2021 / 19:30

Beethoven: 12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes' from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus WoO. 45
Bloch, Bruch, Mendelssohn and Ravel

Wigmore Hall, 11-Jan-2021 / 19:30

Recital with pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen

Kabalevsky: Cello Sonata in B flat major Op. 71
Janáček: Pohádka

Steven Isserlis performed on the evening on the 31^st of October 2020. For more details about this concert see Lucy Crowe.

Wigmore Hall, 31-Oct-2020 / 13:00

Recital with pianist Connie Shih

- Hahn: Variations chantantes
- Thomas Adès: Lieux retrouvés
- Cécile Chaminade, Fauré, César Franck

Wigmore Hall, 8-Jun-2020 / 13:00

Recital with pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen

Schumann: 3 Romances Op. 94
Fauré: Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 109

Steven Isserlis performed

> on the 3^rd of December 2019 at the Wigmore Hall. For more details about this concert see Stephen Hough.
> on the 30^th of September 2019 at the Wigmore Hall. For more details about this concert see Ian Bostridge.

Wigmore Hall, 14-Sep-2019 / 11:30

Recital with fortepianist Robert Levin

Beethoven:
- 12 Variations in F on 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' from Die Zauberflöte
- Cello Sonata in A Op. 69

Wigmore Hall, 16-Jun-2019 / 19:30

Steven Isserlis and friends

Schumann:
- Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor (arr. Steven Isserlis)
- II. Langsam (arr. Steven Isserlis) from Violin Concerto WoO. 23
Fauré: String Quartet in E minor Op. 121

Wigmore Hall, 23-Apr-2019 / 19:30

Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat Op. 47
Faure:
- Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor
- Elégie Op. 24

Steven Isserlis, Arisa Fujita - Violin
Veronika Eberle - Violin
Amihai Grosz - Viola
Connie Shih - Piano

Mr. Isserlis gave a masterclass in the Wigmore Hall at lunchtime on the 28^th of March 2019.

He performed Faure's Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor Op. 45 on the 23^rd of March 2019. For more details about this concert see Jeremy Denk

Steven Isserlis performed Schumann's Cello Concerto at the Babican Hall on the 23^rd of January 2019 with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Sakari Oramo.

Wigmore Hall, 17-Nov-2018 / 19:30

Faure:
- Piano Trio in D minor Op. 120
- Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 117
Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat Op. 44

Isabelle Faust

Wigmore Hall, 29-Sep-2018 / 19:30

Recital with pianist Connie Shih

Clara Schumann: 3 Romances Op. 22 (arr. Isserlis)
Vítězslava Kaprálová: Ritournelle Op. 25
Augusta Holmès: Récitatif et chant from La vision de la reine (arr. Isserlis)
Franck: Sonata in A for cello and piano

Steven Isserlis performed Elgar's Cello Concerto at the Royal Festival Hall on the 4^th of April 2018 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Thomas Dausgaard.

Wigmore Hall, 21-Feb-2018 / 19:30

Recital with pianist Alexander Melnikov

Mikhail Pletnev: Sonata for cello and piano
Kissin: Sonata-Ballade for cello and piano
Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19

Steven Isserlis:

> gave a master class at the Royal Academy of Music on the 16^th of February 2018,
> performed on the 25^th of July 2017. See Joshua Bell for details.

Wigmore Hall, 15-Apr-2017 / 19:30

Recital with pianist Dénes Várjon

Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Variations alla Monferrina Op. 54
George Onslow: Cello Sonata in C minor Op. 16 No. 2
Chopin:
- Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major Op. 3
- Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 65
Joseph Merk: Variations on an Original Theme in F (Aux Amateurs No. 3) Op. 14
Auguste Franchomme: Nocturne in C minor Op. 15 No. 1

Wigmore Hall, 28-Mar-2017 / 19:45

Dvořák: Terzetto in C major Op. 74
Kodaly: Duo for violin and cello Op. 7
Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence Op. 70

Steven Isserlis, Soloists of the Kronberg Academy
- Timothy Ridout - Viola, Kian Soltani - Cello

Royal Albert Hall, 15-Aug-2016 / 19:30

Francisco Coll: Four Iberian Miniatures
Adès: Lieux retrouvés (with orchestra)

Steven Isserlis, Britten Sinfonia
Thomas Adès - Conductor

Wigmore Hall, 24-Feb-2016 / 19:30

Bach, Cello suites: No.3, No.2 and No.6
György Kurtág, Signs, Games and Messages: György Kroó in memoriam

Wigmore Hall, 17-Feb-2016 / 19:30

Bach, Cello suites: No.1, No.5, No.4 in E flat major
György Kurtág, Signs, Games and Messages:
- Hommage à John Cage
- Pilinszky János: Gérard de Nerval
- Jelek No. 1 and No. 2

Cadogan Hall, 22-Jan-2016 / 19:30

Schumann: Violin Concerto in D minor WoO 23, mvmt. II (codetta by Britten)
Brahms: Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102

Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell - Director, violin
Steven Isserlis

Mr. Isserlis performed Britten's Cello Suite No. 3 Op. 87 on the 7^th of October 2015. For more details about this concert see Ian Bostridge

Wigmore Hall, 12-Jul-2015

Komitas: Miniatures
Arno Babadjanian:
- Piano Trio
- Poem
- 6 Pictures
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major Op. 47

Levon Chilingirian - Violin
Kim Kashkashian - Viola
Alexander Chaushian - Cello
Steven Isserlis and friends
Vahan Mardirossian - Piano, Yevgeny Sudbin

Mr. Isserlis:

> joined violinist Veronika Eberle, Michael Collins and Alexander Melnikov for a performance of Messiaen's Quatuor pour la fin du temps at the Wigmore Hall on the 11 ^th of July 2014 in a late night performance,
> performed Elgar's Cello Concerto at the Royal Festival Hall on the 22^nd of April 2014 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Kirill Karabits

Wigmore Hall, 1-Feb-2014

Poulenc: Violin Sonata
Walton: Duets for Children
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor

Janine Jansen, Steven Isserlis
Dénes Várjon - Piano
Izabella Simon - Piano

Wigmore Hall, 7-Oct-2013

Recital with pianist Stephen Hough

Suk:
- Ballade in D minor Op. 3 No. 1
- Serenade in A Op. 3 No. 2
Stephen Hough: Sonata for cello and piano left hand
Grieg: Cello Sonata in A minor Op. 36