The artist's artist: cellists

Five cellists nominate their favourite living artist in their fieldJulian Lloyd Webber on Mischa MaiskyMaisky's supercharged style of playing grabs you by the collar. He can be strong, passionate and powerful – but he can also make love to you with a pianissimo. I've been strongly influenced by the Russian school of cello-playing and Maisky is very much part of that. He studied with the late Rostropovich, who made the greatest impact on me; like Rostropovich, Maisky's playing is all about the ...

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