[2][3][1][4][5] Parisot is particularly well-known for her work with cellists, and in 2007 she was awarded the title “Grande Dame du Violoncelle” in 2007 by the Eva Janzer Memorial Cello Center at Indiana University.
[6] She was married to the late Brazilian cellist Aldo Parisot, who was himself a faculty member at the Yale School of Music, for 52 years.
[2] The two toured and performed extensively as a duo,[1] and they released a recording of the Brahms cello sonatas on the Musical Heritage Society label in 1974.
[7] Elizabeth Sawyer Parisot has numerous other recordings to her credit,[1] including contributions to a complete compendium of Ezra Laderman's compositions.
[8] Each year, the "Elizabeth Parisot Prize" is awarded at the Yale School of Music's Convocation to outstanding pianists who are graduating.