About

Isaac Lottman (2003) is a Dutch cellist born in Amsterdam who began playing the cello at the age of two. He received his first lessons from Atie Aarts. He has also been taught by Charles Watt & Monique Bartels. At 13, he enrolled in the Sweelinck Young Talent Academy under the guidance of Monique Heidema. In 2020, he commenced his studies at the Conservatory of Amsterdam, where he began lessons with Pieter Wispelwey & Maarten Mostert. He is now in his fourth bachelor year with Pieter Wispelwey and also has had many lessons with Dmitri Ferschtman. He has had masterclasses with Gary Hoffman, Nicolas Altstaedt, Anastasia Kobekina, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Jeroen Reuling & Matthias Bartolomey.

In 2019, he won first prize at the Britten Competition, followed by second prize at the National Cello Biennale Competition in 2022. He enjoys performing chamber music as the cellist of the Fontana quartet, they went on their first tour in March 2024. Additionally, he has performed solo recitals and concerts with orchestras at venues such as the Muziekgebouw and Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, as well as internationally on 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.