Born in Latvia and trained in Russia, Misha Maisky is one of the world’s leading cellists and has performed in the great concert halls of London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, New York and Tokyo, as well as being a welcome guest at international festivals. He has performed with almost all of the greatest conductors from Leonard Bernstein to Gustavo Dudamel. As a chamber musician, this cellist continues to perform with outstanding musicians such as Martha Argerich, Janine Jansen and Lang Lang.
One particular highlight of his concert activities to date was without doubt the year 2000. Misha Maisky marked the 250th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach’s death that year with a worldwide concert marathon in excess of 100 performances in which he performed Bach’s solo suites for cello. As an exclusive artist for ›Deutsche Grammophon‹, Maisky has made 44 recordings spanning over 30 years, including with prominent orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre de Paris and many others. This exceptional cellist, who has chosen to make his home in Belgium, sees himself as a citizen of the world. In the year of his 75th birthday, Maisky looks back on his 50-year stage career in the west.