British cellist gives voice to composers’ muses
Music is riddled with stories of tempestuous affairs and unrequited love. In a concert series, virtuoso British cellist Steven Isserlis is exploring the influence of love on music by contrasting three familiar pieces by male composers with lesser known ones by their traditionally underrepresented female muses. ‘Women were not encouraged to compose. It was difficult,’ the influential soloist said in an interview ahead of a performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington.