Julius Isserlis

He made a brief trip to the United States, playing a concert in the Carnegie Hall, New York (having been recommended as a soloist by Alexander Scriabin).

[1] Submitting to the new Communist regime, Isserlis was put work playing the piano for workers in factories and other institutions, often in harsh conditions.

Vienna had a very active musical scene, and he was able to build a career there as pianist, composer and teacher.

Other Russian émigrés in London included Nicolai Medtner and Benno Moiseiwitsch, with both of whom Isserlis was on friendly terms.

[5] Now in his fifties, he worked hard to rebuild his career as a pianist once more; he frequently featured on the BBC Third Programme,[6] and he toured the country with the Wessex Philharmonic.

One exception is the Ballade in A minor for cello and piano; this was dedicated to Pablo Casals, who corresponded with the composer suggesting various changes.