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Alisa Weilerstein’s January/February 2026 Highlights


To kick off the year, Alisa will perform Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto with the Palm Beach Symphony (Jan 13). In Europe, she plays the Britten Cello Symphony with Alan Gilbert leading his own NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (Jan 22–25) and a recital of Brahms and Prokofiev with Russian pianist Pavel Kolesnikov in Wigmore Hall (Jan 26). Alisa will then travel to Spain to perform the Lutosławski Cello Concerto with the Spanish National Orchestra under the baton of Krzysztof Urbański (Jan 30–Feb 1)

She returns to the Detroit Symphony for performances of Joan Tower’s A New Day, a piece co-commissioned by the orchestra, conducted by Music Director Jader Bignamini (Feb 13–15).

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Gramophone Magazine Cover


Alisa Weilerstein is featured on the May 2022 cover of Gramophone Magazine. She discusses Bach to Beethoven and everything in between with journalist Andrew Farach-Colton, including her upcoming album of Beethoven Cello Sonatas recorded with close friend and pianist Inon Barnatan on the Pentatone label.

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Performing with Chicago Symphony Orchestra


Alisa Weilerstein returns to the stage for two performances (March 24 & 26) as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor Anna Rakitina. Weilerstein performs Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations as part of an all-Tchaikovsky program, including Capriccio italien, Pezzo capriccioso, and selections from The Nutcracker.

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