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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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Alisa at Caramoor Summer 2023

Alisa Weilerstein and Roderick Cox

“In August, MacArthur Grant-winning cellist Alisa Weilerstein, along with conductor Roderick Cox, joins the orchestra for Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1. Also on the program are Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and George Walker’s Lyric for Strings (Aug 6). There will be pre-concert talks with the artists before both performances.”

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What do you get when you combine contemporary music, Bach and theatre? Alisa Weilerstein’s ‘Fragments’

The world-renowned American cellist brings her epically groundbreaking project to Toronto’s Koerner Hall on Jan. 28.

“Weilerstein is justly proud of the fact that her diverse group of composers includes nine different nationalities, is gender-balanced, and includes both well-established and emerging artists ranging in age from 26 to 84. The result is an invigorating range of styles.”

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