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Zuill Bailey
Zuill Bailey
American musician
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Mischa Maisky
Mischa Maisky
Latvian-Israeli cellist
2
Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
American musician
3
Rudolf Firkušný
Rudolf Firkušný
Czech pianist
4
Mstislav Rostropovich
Mstislav Rostropovich
Russian cellist and conductor
5
Mats Lidström
Mats Lidström
Swedish musician
6
Jascha Heifetz
Jascha Heifetz
Lithuanian violinist
7
Lisa Batiashvili
Lisa Batiashvili
Georgian musician
8
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
Japanese musician
9
Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès
British composer, pianist and conductor
10
Sol Gabetta
Sol Gabetta
Argentine cellist
11
Alisa Weilerstein
Alisa Weilerstein
American cellist
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James Ehnes
James Ehnes
Canadian concert violinist
13
Jacqueline du Pré
Jacqueline du Pré
British cellist
14
Josef Suk
Josef Suk
Czech violinist, violist, chamber musician and conductor (1929-2011)
15
Nikolai Myaskovsky
Nikolai Myaskovsky
Russian composer
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Guilhermina Suggia
Guilhermina Suggia
Portuguese musician
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Robert D. Levin
Robert D. Levin
American musician
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Sviatoslav Richter
Sviatoslav Richter
Soviet pianist
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Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev
Ukrainian & Russian Soviet pianist and composer
Intro
British cellist
Record Labels
Awards Received
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau

Steven Isserlis CBE (born 19 December 1958) is a British cellist. He is distinguished for his diverse repertoire, distinctive sound deployed with his use of gut strings and command of phrasing.