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Steven Isserlis visits the Cello Geek!

I received the following email this morning:

Hi! Just looked at your site while I had my morning coffee (trying to wake up - groan).

GREAT site - many congratulations!

Bestest - Steven

Well, thanks for the kind words Mr. Isserlis. I hope to provide much more on the site as it continues to grow in size and popularity.

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Below is his concert schedule thru April.


JANUARY 2008

Friday 18 January, 19.30 - LOUGHBOROUGH, UK
Cope Auditorium, Loughborough University
Recital with Connie Shih, piano
Bach - Gamba Sonata No. 3
Enescu - Nocturn et Saltarello
Schumann - Five pieces in folk-style
Kodaly - Sonatina
Rubinstein - Sonata No.1
Loughborough University What's On

Sunday 20 January, 19.30 - LINCOLN, UK
Recital with Connie Shih, piano
see Friday 18 Jan
Lincoln University International Concert Series

Thursday 24 January - SANTIAGO, SPAIN
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, with Víctor Pablo Pérez, conductor
Auditorio de Galicia
Strauss - Don Quixote
www.sinfonicadegalicia.com

Friday 25 January - A CORUNA, SPAIN
Palacio de Congresos y de la Opera
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, with Víctor Pablo Pérez, conductor
Strauss - Don Quixote
www.sinfonicadegalicia.com

Tuesday 29 January, 19.30 - CROYDON, UK
Fairfield Halls
Philharmonia Orchestra with Kirill Karabits, conductor
Dvorak - Concerto
www.philharmonia.co.uk

FEBRUARY 2008

Friday 1 February - CHELTENHAM, UK
Town Hall
Philharmonia Orchestra with Kirill Karabits, conductor
Dvorak - Concerto
www.philharmonia.co.uk

Saturday 2 February - BEDFORD, UK
Bedford Corn Exchange
See Friday 1 February
www.philharmonia.co.uk

Sunday 3 February - LEICESTER, UK
De Montfort Hall
See Friday 1 February
www.philharmonia.co.uk

Friday 8 February, 20.15 - THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
Dr. Anton Philipszaal
Het Residentie Orkest with Claus Peter Flor, conductor
Elgar- Concerto
www.ldt.nl

Saturday 9 February, 20.15 - THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
see Friday 8 February

Wednesday 13 February, 20.00 - DUBLIN, IRELAND
National Concert Hall
Irish Chamber Orchestra, Steven Isserlis director / soloist
Haydn - Symphony No.13
Haydn - Concerto in D
Haydn - Symphony No.104
www.irishchamberorchestra.info

Thursday 14 February, 20.00 - LIMERICK, IRELAND
University Concert Hall
See Wednesday 13 February

Friday 15 February, 20.00 - CORK, IRELAND
Curtis Auditorium
See Wednesday 13 February

Thursday 21 February - MILAN, ITALY
Conservatorio Verdi
Recital with Kirill Gerstein, piano
Balakirev - Romance
Pletnev - Sonata - 1st performance
Rachmaninov - Sonata Op.19
www.consmilano.it

Friday 22 February - VARESE, ITALY
See Thursday 21 February

Friday 29 February, 19.30 - MADRID, SPAIN
Schumann - Concerto

MARCH 2008

Saturday 1 March, 19.30 - MADRID, SPAIN
Schumann - Concerto

Sunday 2 March, 11.30 - MADRID, SPAIN
Schumann - Concerto

Friday 7 March, 19.30 - WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand International Arts Festival, Artist in Residence
Wellington Town Hall
with Sara Macliver, soprano and the cello section New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Carl Vine - Inner World
Faura (arr. Jane Cowan) - Liber Me from the Requiem
Schubert (arr. Jane Cowan) - Gott in der Natur
Villa-Lobos - Bachlanas No.5
New Zealand International Arts Festival

Saturday 8 March, 19.30 - WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand International Arts Festival
Wellington Town Hall
Schumann and Friends, An Evening of Words and Music by Steven Isserlis
Wilma Smith, violin, Caroline Henbest, viola, Micahel Houstoun, piano, Sara Macliver, soprano
Brahms - Scherzo in E flat minor Op 4
Schumann - Declamation Op 122 No 2 Die Flüchtlinge
Brahms - Scherzo from FAE Sonata
Schumann - Intermezzo from FAE Sonata
Schumann - Frühlings Ankunft Op 79 No 19
Schumann - E flat variations
Schumann - Gebet Op 135 No 5
Clara Schumann - Romance Op 21 No 1
Schumann - Chorale Prelude
Brahms - C minor Quartet No 3 Op 60
New Zealand International Arts Festival

Sunday 9 March, 14.00 - WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
Wellington Town Hall
Children's Concert with Wilma Smith, violin, Melvyn Tan, piano
New Zealand International Arts Festival

Wednesday 12 March, 19.30 - WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
St. Mary's of the Angels Church
Wilma Smith, violin, Caroline Henbest, viola, Melvyn Tan, piano
Debussy Cello Sonata
Saint-Saëns La Muse et le Poète Op 132
Poulenc Sonata for Cello and Piano Op 143
Fauré Piano Quartet No 2 in G minor Op 45
New Zealand International Arts Festival

Sunday 16 March, 19.30 - READING, UK
Henley Symphony Orchestra with Ian Brown, conductor
Dvorak - Concerto in B minor
Henley Symphony Orchestra

Monday 17 March - Wednesday 26 March - CORNWALL, UK
Master Classes at International Musicians Seminar, Prussia Cove
www.i-m-s.org.uk

Friday 28 March, 19.30 - EDINBURGH, UK
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
Royal Scottish National Orchestra with Stefan Deneve, conductor
Saint-Saens - Concerto No.1
www.rsno.org.uk

Saturday 29 March, 19.30 - GLASGOW, UK
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
See Fri 28 March

APRIL 2008

Friday 4 April, 19.30 - WARSAW, POLAND
Warsaw Philharmonic with Yaov Talmi, conductor
Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall
Schumann - Concerto
www.filharmonia.pl

Tuesday 8 April, 19.30 - LONDON, UK
Wigmore Hall
Martin Frost, clarinet, Balba Skride, violin, Kirill Gerstein, piano, Jerusalem Quartet
Glinka - Trio Pathetitique
Borodin - String Quartet No.2
Taneyev - Piano Quintet
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Thursday 9 April, 19.30 - LONDON, UK
Wigmore Hall
Joshua Bell, violin, Beatrice Muthelet, viola, Kirill Gerstein, piano, Jerusalem Quartet
Arensky - Quartet with 2 cellos
Balakirev - Romance for cello
Rubinstein - Sonaa No. 1
Tchaikovsky - Souvenir de Florence
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Saturday 12 April, 19.30 - LONDON, UK
Wigmore Hall
Pekka Kuusisto, violin, Martin Frost, clarinet, Kirill Gerstein, piano, Jerusalem Quartet
Medtner - Skaska for piano trio (UK premiere)
Stravnisky - Soldier's Tale
Rachmaninov - Sonata for Cello and Piano
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Monday 14 April, 19.30 - LONDON, UK
Wigmore Hall
Joshua Bell, violin, Olli Mustonen, piano
Glazunov - 2 pieces for cello and piano Op.20
Gliere - Duets for violin and cello Op.39
Prokofiev - Violin Sonata No.1
Shostakovich - Piano Trio No.2
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk

Tuesday 22 April, 19.30 - BIRMINGHAM, UK
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with Sakari Oramo, conductor
Haydn - Concerto in C major
www.cbso.co.uk

Wednesday 23 April - EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS
see Tuesday 22 April

Thursday 24 April - UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS
see Tuesday 22 April

Friday 25 April, 19.30 - LONDON, UK
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Royal Festival Hall
Elgar - Concerto
www.southbankcentre.co.uk

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Bach Cello Suite No. 2 in d minor, Sarabande

Steven Isserlis Rachmaninov Masterclass

Shostakovich Cello Concerto

Janos Starker - Cassadó: Suite - 1st mvt.

F.Mendelssohn - Song without words in D - J.du Pré

P.Fournier - A.Dvořák Cello Concerto in B minor

Zara Nelsova - Beethoven - Cello Sonata No.3 in A major, Op.69 - III

Beethoven - Cello Sonata No.3 in A major, Op.69 - III.Adagio cantabile, Allegro vivace



John Newmark - Piano

Truls Mork Britten Suite No.1

Sifei Wen - Bach Suite No. 4 Prelude

Gershwin "Fragment" for 5 cellos

This is a wonderful cello ensemble piece. Take a listen to this audio clip here:

Thanks Mike!

You can purchase the music from cellos2go.com

Saint Saëns Cello Concerto - Slava Rostropovich

Short Doc on Matt Haimovitz

Wen-Sinn Yang - Bach Cello Suites - Prelude

D.Shafran - Franck Sonata in A major - II.Allegro

Daniil Shafran - R.K.Schedrin - Imitating Albéniz

Korngold Cello Concerto - Quirine Viersen

Arto Noras - Haydn Cello Concerto No.1 in C

Cello Moi has uploaded Movements 2 and 3 from Artos Noras performance of Haydn C. You may recall a few posts back I listed the 1st movement, well here is 2 and 3.

Great tempo on the 3rd movement a classic performance.

Paolo Pandolfo - Viola da Gamba

Boris Nedialkov (14), Tchaikovsky Pezzo Capriccioso

Wow! this kid has some chops.

Boris Nedialkov (13) playing Popper Concert Polonaise

Domenico Gabrielli - ricercar per cello solo №2

Cellist: Dmitry Cheglakov

Yo Yo Ma With Nilson Matta

New Leonard Rose CD: Now Available!

Leonard Rose Live in Recital (1953-1960)
VAI Audio 1261-2, 2CDs $33.95

The renowned cellist performs works by Bach, Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Franck, Debussy, etc. Accompanied by pianists Mitchell Andrews, Arthur Balsam, Leonid Hambro, Frank Iogha, and Jack Maxin. Mono, 2-CD set.

Disc One (63:35)
Bach: Adagio from the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue
in C major (arr. Casals)*
Beethoven: Variations on Mozart’s “Bei Männern”*
César Franck: Sonata for Cello and Piano in A major
Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Haydn: Sonata in C major, H. 6/6
III. Tempo di Minuetto
Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp minor*
Francoeur: Allegro*
Ibert: Petit âne blanc*
Debussy: The Little Shepherd*

Leonard Rose, cello
Frank Iogha, piano
The Frick Collection • 1/15/56


Disc Two (71:56)
Bach: Suite for Cello in C Major, BWV 1009
Martinu: Sonata No. 2 for Cello and Piano, H 286*
Jack Maxin, piano
The Frick Collection • 2/28/1960

Barber: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6*
Mitchell Andrews, piano
The Frick Collection • 2/22/53

Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano, L. 135*
Arthur Balsam, piano
The Frick Collection • 1/23/55

Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 69
III. Adagio cantabile; Allegro vivace (8:00)
Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 65*
III. Largo (3:32)
Leonid Hambro, pianist
Library of Congress • 3/6/53

*The first release of this repertoire by Leonard Rose.

Get it here

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