Isabelle Faust (born 19 March 1972) is a German violinist who has worked internationally as a soloist and chamber musician. She has received multiple awards. Life and career. Faust was born in Esslingen am Neckar, Baden-Württemberg on 12 March 1972. She received her first violin lessons at the age of five. Her father, then a 31 year old secondary school teacher, decided to learn the violin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_Faust