Acclaimed worldwide for his profound musicianship and technical mastery, British cellist Steven Isserlis enjoys a uniquely varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, educator, author and broadcaster. He appears with the worlds leading orchestras and conductors, and gives recitals in major musical centres.

Stevens wide-ranging discography includes J S Bachs complete solo cello suites (Gramophones Instrumental Album of the Year), Beethovens complete works for cello and piano, concertos by C P E Bach and Haydn, the Elgar and Walton concertos, and the Brahms double concerto with Joshua Bell and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

Stevens honours and awards include a CBE for services to music, the Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau, the Piatigorsky Prize and Maestro Foundation Genius Grant in the US, the Glashtte Award in Germany, the Gold Medal awarded by the Armenian Ministry of Culture, and the Wigmore Medal.