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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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Upcoming Spring Performances

This spring, Alisa Weilerstein presents several livestreamed and in-person concerts featuring solo and chamber music repertoire. On April 8, Alisa joins frequent collaborator pianist Inon Barnatan for a concert featuring Beethoven Cello Sonatas No. 2, 3, and 5 at the Philharmonic Society of Orange County. 

Later, on April 10, La Jolla Music Society presents two in-person, socially distanced concerts featuring Alisa performing Franck’s Sonata in A Major for Cello and Piano and Arensky’s Piano Trio No.

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Performance with the Czech Philharmonic

On March 9, Alisa Weilerstein joins the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Jakub Hrůša for a performance of Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor. Hosted by Marek Eben, the program also features Josef Suk’s A Summer’s Tale, Musical Poem for Large Orchestra, Op. 29. The concert will be streamed on Czech TV, YouTube, and social media accounts, including Alisa Weilerstein’s Facebook page at 8:15pm CEST/ 1:15 ET on March 9. 

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