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Summer Highlights: Chamber Music, Bach, and Tour with Payare

This summer, Alisa performs in numerous chamber and orchestral settings across the U.S. and Europe, beginning with duo recitals with her longtime friend and collaborator, pianist Inon Barnatan. Multiple programs focusing on transcriptions of works by Brahms and Shostakovich, as well as repertoire from their acclaimed albums together, are featured at the Ravinia Festival (June 7), the Minnesota Beethoven Festival (July 7), and the Aspen Music Festival and School (July 9).

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Dzonot Concerto with Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony, and FRAGMENTS in Germany

To end the season, Alisa reprises Gabriela Ortiz’s Dzonot  concerto for the second time this spring with Rafael Payare conducting the San Diego Symphony (May 9–10).

Premiered with Gustavo Dudamel leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic in fall of 2024, was released last summer on the composer’s GRAMMY-winning album Yanga, when Gramophone reported: “Weilerstein and the Los Angelenos play Dzonot with such conviction and technical mastery that I did a double take when I read in the booklet that this recording is taken from the premiere performances.”

Weilerstein brings FRAGMENTS to Germany, performing FRAGMENTS 3 – Emergence at Germany’s stARTfestival in Leverkusen (May 19);

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FRAGMENTS in Prague, duo recital with Inon Barnatan, and concerto appearances with the Philharmonia Orchestra and LA Philharmonic

Continuing her on-going project FRAGMENTS, Alisa brings FRAGMENTS 5: Lament to Carnegie Hall on April 15.

A few days later she travels to Los Angeles to perform Shostakovich’s Second Cello Concerto with the LA Philharmonic under the baton of Ryan Bancroft.

An avid chamber musician, Alisa bookends her chamber performances this season with longtime friend and collaborator pianist Inon Barnatan in Palm Desert, California on April 26.

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