Steven Isserlis appears as a cellist regularly with the world’s leading orchestras and in recitals at major venues worldwide; he is also the artistic director of the famous International Musicians’ Seminar at Prussia Cove, Cornwall. In addition, he is the author of two children’s books, Why Handel Waggled His Wig and Why Beethoven Threw the Stew: And Lots More Stories About the Lives of Great Composers.