Steven Isserlis & Camerata Bern

Steven Isserlis, artistic partner of the Camerata Bern since 2022, is one of the most charismatic cellists of our time. Coming from a world full of music, he brings to life the most charming anecdotes in his lively books. For example, the story of his grandfather, the pianist Julius Isserlis, who came with Steven's father from Russia to Vienna in the early 1920s – and was rejected by a 102-year-old landlady, although he believed he had finally found an apartment. The reason? Her aunt once hosted a musician who was too loud. His name: Ludwig van Beethoven!

Steven Isserlis, cello

Camerata Bern, ensemble

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Prelude and Fugue H 40 / op. 137 (1817) (orig. for string quintet – arrangement for string orchestra) 8'

Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805)

Cello Concerto No. 2 in A major G. 475 "The Frog" (ca. 1760) 16'

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788)

Cello Concerto in A major 24'

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)

Sarabande for string orchestra op. 93 No. 1 (1892) 9'

Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)

String Quintet No. 2 in B major (1845) (arrangement for string orchestra) 32' 80'