About

Isaac Lottman (2003) is a Dutch cellist born in Amsterdam who started playing cello when he was two years old. When he turned 13 he entered the Sweelinck young talent academy in the class of Monique Heidema. In 2020 he entered the Conservatory of Amsterdam where he is started following lessons with Pieter Wispelwey & Maarten Mostert. In 2019 he received first prize at the Britten competition and in 2022 he received second prize at the national cello biennale competition. He loves to play chamber music and is the cellist of Fontana quartet, an ambitious string quartet with young energetic players. They will go on their first tour in March 2024 in Portugal. He also played solo recitals and solo concerts with orchestra’s at the Muziekgebouw & Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. He also played international concerts and did multiple intercontinental tours.

Instrument

Isaac is playing on a cello built at the school of Jean Baptiste Vuillaume with a bow built by Eugene Sartory. He is very greatful to be playing on this instrument since 2022. Both are owned by the Conservatory of Amsterdam, he will have to return both at the end of his bachelor in 2025.