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Ocean Eyes - Billie Eilish // Cover by Isabella Dembinska (Music Video)

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About Isabella

Professional cellist and electric cellist, performing throughout UK and abroad for concerts, weddings and events.

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London

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Isabella Dembinska has developed an international performance and recording career as a cellist and electric cellist. She studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and is currently based in London, UK. As a classical cellist, Isabella plays with a variety of orchestras and contemporary chamber ensembles. She maintains an active performance schedule throughout the UK and abroad, regularly performing as a soloist for luxury private and corporate events.

Isabella

5 out of 5

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Professionalism

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Communication

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Punctuality

5.0

Isabella's Reviews

5 out of 5

Isabella was absolutely brilliant. We were delighted to have her as the cellist for our wedding ceremony. She played some songs we requested for the ceremony (some of which our guests sang along to!) and made backing tracks for these in advance plus liaised with us on lyrics so we could get these printed for our guests. Then we chose a set from her repertoire for the drinks reception. We are also big Bridgerton fans and she learnt and played 360 by Charli xcx (which fans will remember from season 4) which was great. We would definitely hire her again for another event. Thank you Isabella!

5 out of 5

Isabella was wonderful! We couldn't have asked for more. Will be rebooking for Christmas - Thank you Isabella xxx

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5 months ago

Thank you for having me! It was a pleasure :) x

5 out of 5

Isabella was amazing. She played during the ceremony, and had everyone in tears. Thank you very much

5 out of 5

Isabella was superb. So many guests commented on the versatility of songs played. Beautiful!

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5 out of 5

I just wanted to thank you again for your delightful playing at Harriet & Jack’s wedding last Saturday at Fletching Church. In particular, you accepted our request to play ‘Farewell to Stromness’, not on your normal repertoire, recorded your mother for the piano backing track, and moreover within an hour or so of the service, adapted the piece, again at our request. You played this beautifully for the entrance of the bride; it was very moving. Thank you again from us all.

5 out of 5

We had the pleasure of having Isabella perform at our wedding and she played absolutely beautiful - so many compliments was unreal. Such a lovely sweet girl. I couldn’t recommend her enough if I tried. Stunning. From Jonny and myself THANK YOU xxx

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Isabella's Song list

JAZZ

Alicia Keys - Don’t Know Why

Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You

Amy Winehouse - The Girl From Ipanema

Amy Winehouse - Valerie

Aretha Franklin - A Natural Woman

Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer

Audrey Hepburn - Moon River

Chet Baker - Autumn Leaves

Dinah Washington - What A Difference A Day Makes

Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose

Etta James - At Last

Ella Fitzgerald - Baby It’s Cold Outside

Ella Fitzgerald - Dream A Little Dream

Ella Fitzgerald - Misty

Ella Fitzgerald - They Can’t Take That Away

Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves

Eva Cassidy - Fields Of Gold

Eva Cassidy - Over the Rainbow

Eva Cassidy - Wade In The Water

Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me

Frank Sinatra - Embraceable You

Frank Sinatra - Fly Me to the Moon

Frank Sinatra - Moonlight Serenade

Frank Sinatra - My Way

Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night

Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight

Frankie Valli - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Gershwin - Summertime

Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher

Lady and the Tramp - Bella Notte

Louis Armstrong - Cheek To Cheek

Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly

Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World

Mel Tormé - Blue Moon

Michael Bublé - Everything

Natalie Cole - L-O-V-E

Natalie Cole - This Will Be An Everlasting Love

Nat King Cole - Smile

Nat King Cole - Unforgettable

Robbie Williams - Beyond the Sea

Stevie Wonder - Isn’t She Lovely

Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Van Morrison - Moondance

Vera Lynn - A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square

POP

Adele - Make You Feel My Love

Adele - Set Fire To The Rain

Adele - Skyfall

Adele - When We Were Young

Aerosmith - Dream On

Aerosmith - I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing

Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind

Alicia Keys - If I Ain't Got You

Aretha Franklin - A Natural Woman

Ariana Grande - Beauty and the Beast

Ariana Grande - One Last Time

Audrey Hepburn - Moon River

Avicii - Wake Me Up

Bastille - Pompeii

Bill Withers - Lovely Day

Ben E. King - Stand By Me

Beyonce - Halo

Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted

Billie Eilish, Khalid - Lovely

Billie Eilish - Ocean Eyes

Billie Eilish - Your Power

Birdy - Skinny Love

Birdy - Wings

Bon Jovi - Livin’ On A Prayer

Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are

Bruno Mars - Marry You

Carpenters - Close To You

Calum Scott - Dancing On My Own

Calum Scott - You Are The Reason

Calvin Harris - How Deep Is Your Love

Camila Cabello - Havana

Camila Cabello - Señorita

Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody

Christina Aguilera - Reflection

Christina Perri - A Thousand Years

Clean Bandit - Rather Be

Clean Bandit - Rockabye

Clean Bandit - Symphony

Coldplay - Fix You

Coldplay - Paradise

Coldplay - The Scientist

Coldplay - Yellow

Des'ree - I'm Kissing You

Dua Lipa - Don’t Start Now

Dua Lipa - Levitating

Ed Sheeran - Perfect

Ed Sheeran - Photograph

Ed Sheeran - Shivers

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud

Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose

Etta James - At Last

Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do

ELO - Mr Blue Sky

Elton John - Can You Feel The Love Tonight

Elton John - Your Song

Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love

Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven

Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams

Eva Cassidy - Autumn Leaves

Eva Cassidy - Fields Of Gold

Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

Fleetwood Mac - Landslide

Fleetwood Mac - Songbird

Florence & the Machine - You’ve Got the Love

Frank Sinatra - Fly Me to the Moon

Frankie Valli - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You

Freya Ridings - Lost Without You

Game of Thrones - Main Theme

George Ezra - Hold My Girl

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine

Haley Reinhart - Can’t Help Falling In Love

Halsey - Without Me

Harry Styles - As It Was

Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

Hozier - Cherry Wine

Indila - Dernière Danse

Israel Kamakawo’ole - Over The Rainbow

James Bay - Let It Go

Jason Mraz - I’m Yours

Jessie J - Flashlight

John Denver - Annie’s Song

John Legend - All Of Me

John Legend - Ordinary People

Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’

Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up

Justin Bieber - Holy

Justin Timberlake - Cry Me A River

Katy Perry - Firework

Katy Perry - Unconditionally

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

Khalid - Better

Kings of Leon - Use Somebody

Labrinth - Beneath Your Beautiful

Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way

Lady Gaga - Million Reasons

Lady Gaga - Shallow

Lana Del Ray - Summertime Sadness

Lana Del Rey - Young And Beautiful

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah

Linkin Park - Numb

Lord of the Rings - Concerning Hobbits

Lord of the Rings - In Dreams

Love Actually - Glasgow Love Theme

Love Affair - Everlasting Love

Ludovico Einaudi - I Giorni

Ludovico Einaudi - Nuvole Bianche

Ludovico Einaudi - The Earth Prelude

Ludovico Einaudi - Waterways

Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee - Despacito

Maroon 5 - Girls Like You

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters

Michael Bublé - Everything

Muse - Feeling Good

Nat King Cole - When I Fall In Love

Norah Jones - Don’t Know Why

Oasis - Don’t Look Back In Anger

Oasis - Half The World Away

Oasis - Wonderwall

Paul McCartney - Live And Let Die

Peter Gabriel - The Book Of Love

Queen - Somebody To Love

Queen - You’re My Best Friend

Regina Spektor - Samson

Rihanna - Diamonds

Rihanna - Stay

Rita Ora - Let You Love Me

Roy Orbison - Oh, Pretty Woman

Sam Smith - Latch

Sam Smith - Lay Me Down

Sam Smith - Stay With Me

Samuel E. Wright - Kiss The Girl

Shawn Mendes - Fallin’ All In You

Shawn Mendes - Stitches

Sia - Breathe Me

Sia - Chandelier

Sia, ZAYN - Dusk Till Dawn

Sia, David Guetta - Titanium

Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

Stevie Wonder - Isn’t She Lovely

Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Take That - Greatest Day

Take That - Rule The World

Taylor Swift - Lover

Taylor Swift - Love Story

Taylor Swift - Wildest Dreams

The Beatles - All You Need Is Love

The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby

The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun

The Beatles - Hey Jude

The Beatles - Yesterday

The Chainsmokers - Something Just Like This

The Cranberries - Zombie

The Greatest Showman - A Million Dreams

The Greatest Showman - Rewrite The Stars

The Greatest Showman - This Is Me

The Killers - Mr Brightside

The Lumineers - Ho Hey

The Turtles - Better Together

Tones and I - Dance Monkey

U2 - With Or Without You

Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

Will Young - Evergreen

Yiruma - River Flows In You

Zedd and Foxes - Clarity

CLASSICAL

Bach - Air on G string

Bach - Ave Maria

Bach - Cello Suites

Bach - Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Bizet - Habanera

Borodin - Nocturne

Chopin - Cello sonata: Largo

Chopin - Nocturne in C# minor

Debussy - Reverie

Delibes - Flower duet

Elgar - Chanson de Matin

Elgar - Salut d'amour

Faure - Apres un reve

Faure - Berceuse

Faure - Sicilienne

Handel - Hallelujah Chorus

Handel - Largo from Opera Xerxes

Handel - The Arrival of Queen Sheba

Hess - Ladies in Lavendar

Massenet - Thais Meditation

Mendelssohn - Wedding March

Pachelbel - Canon in D

Piazzolla - Tanti Anni Prima

Purcell - Allemande

Rachmaninov - Vocalise

Saint Sans - The Swan

Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1 - 3

Schubert - Ave Maria

Schumann - Fantasiestucke

Shostakovich - The Gadfly

Vivaldi - Largo from Winter

Isabella's Prices

Last updated: 2025

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Duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£200
Up to 1 hour	£320
Up to 2 hours	£460
Up to 3 hours	£600

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

- Professionalism - High quality live music - Wide variety of genres - Unique music requests - Last minute flexibility

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

Royal Albert Hall Union Chapel The Savoy, London The Gherkin, London The Sky Garden, London Kew Gardens, London Bristol Hippodrome Palace Theatre Manchester St Davids Hall, Cardiff Usher Hall, Scotland Cantina Murola, Italy Maritina Hotel, Kos, Greece Chateau de la Valouze, France Penha Longa Resort, Portugal + many other venues around UK and abroad

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

- Steven Isserlis - Jacqueline Du Pre - Yo-Yo Ma - Tina Guo

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

- I have performed jazz duos with saxophonist John Altman, a legendary film composer and musician. - Player with an orchestra accompanying Laura Mvula, a renowned jazz singer. - Solo electric cello for Joe Wicks Festival (The Body Coach) at Kew Gardens, London. - Recordings for video game ‘Thief’ and BBC docu-drama ‘The Last Musician of Auschwitz’

Do you have different line-up options?

- Piano & Cello Duo - Violin & Cello Duo - String Quartet - String Trio

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

I always try our best to be flexible to help ensure your event runs as smoothly as possible. If timings change slightly in the run up to the event, just let me know.

How much time do you need to set up?

Half an hour.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

Yes, absolutely. I am also able to learn up to four unique music requests for all bookings.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, I bring my own instrument and sound equipment.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

All ceremony bookings include 4 unique song requests for walking down the aisle (1 song), signing the register (2 songs) and exit music (1 song). You are welcome to choose music from my song list for guests arrival (around 8 songs in 30 mins) and drinks reception (around 16 songs in 60 mins).

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Film / TV music, Jazz, Pop, Covers, Bollywood, Tango, Baroque, Hip Hop, Soul, Top 40, Disco, Acoustic, R&B, Rock, Alternative rock, Classic rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Polish music, Indian music, Asian music, Reggae, Jewish music, Klezmer, French music, German music, Italian music, Spanish music, Early music

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Instruments:

Cello, Electric cello, Baroque cello

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Event types:

Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Live looping, Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser, Ableton Live, Perfect pitch, Dancer, Arranger, Composer, Songwriter, Orchestrator, Sound technician

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