Named the “Rising Star” by prestigious The Strad magazine, cellist Evva Mizerska is a recitalist, chamber musician and teacher.

Born in Poland, she graduated with high distinction from the cello class of Andrzej Zieliński and Piotr Hausenplas at the Frédéric Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. Later she completed the PGDip and MMus courses at Trinity College of Music ...
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Named the “Rising Star” by prestigious The Strad magazine, cellist Evva Mizerska is a recitalist, chamber musician and teacher.

Born in Poland, she graduated with high distinction from the cello class of Andrzej Zieliński and Piotr Hausenplas at the Frédéric Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw. Later she completed the PGDip and MMus courses at Trinity College of Music in London, where she studied with Richard Markson. Evva has attended masterclasses with Erling Blöndal Bengtsson, Raphael Sommer, Geneviève Teulières, Raphael Wallfisch, Gerald Robbins, George Hadjinikos. Bernard Greenhouse and Yonty Solomon. The latter two, together with her teacher Richard Markson she considers the most influential for her playing and musicianship.

Evva has been awarded numerous prizes including: the first prize at the Seventh International Leoš Janáček Competition in Brno together with pianist Katarzyna Glensk (2000), the Vivian Joseph Cello Prize and the Leonard Smith Duo Prize in London (2002), again with Katarzyna Glensk. She also received scholarships from the Dartington Summer Music School (UK), Kronberg Academy (Germany), the Third World Cello Congress in Baltimore (USA). In London, Evva was awarded: the Trinity College of Music full scholarship (2001–4), the Joan Greenfield scholarship (2002 and 2007), the Solti Foundation grant (2005) and the Trinity College of Music Junior Fellowship (2006–7).

Evva's first two discs, with music by Krzysztof Meyer (recorded with Emma Abbate and Katarzyna Glensk) and Algernon Ashton (with Emma Abbate) received outstanding reviews in magazines such as The Strad, The International Record Review, Fanfare and German Fonoforum. The Meyer's CD has been chosen in the Fanfare one of the five best CDs of the year 2009. Evva's most recent disc with Emma Abbate was also released by Toccata Classics. It features complete cello and piano music by Stephen Dodgson.

Evva currently lives in London where she is a cello lecturer at Morley College.
She regularly gives recitals with pianist Emma Abbate. She is highly sought after as a chamber musician and has performed in various European venues venues including the Purcell Room and Royal Festival Hall in London. Check her website for more details. www.sessioncellist.com
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