Annette isserlis biography
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One of his sisters Annette is a viola player, and his other sister Rachel is a violinist.!
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This was published in the March 2005 issue of The Strad
Annette Isserlis
I’m the eldest of three children.
Steven is six years younger and our violinist-sister Rachel, three. By the time Steven took up the cello seriously, Rachel was already playing the violin and I was the pianist.
Steven Isserlis was born in London on December 19, into a musical family.We played a lot of piano trios in those days, including the two Schuberts and Mendelssohns, plus the usual round of music festivals and competitions, as well as playing to dinner guests at home.
The viola loomed into view when I came back from boarding school and had finally decided to make music my career.
It took a while to get used to. I remember Steven remarking that when I played fast I sounded like a hen and when I played slowly I sounded like a cow, so I ended up with a cow sticker on my case! Mind you, I gave as good as I got, although we almost inevitably ended up having a fit of the gig
