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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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Launching into Fall 2021 with Performances of Bach and Joan Tower’s A New Day


This fall, Alisa Weilerstein launches the 2021/22 season with a solo recital of Bach and Golijov at London’s Wigmore Hall (September 13), followed by a program of Tchaikovsky and Haydn at the George Enescu Festival with conductor Horia Andreescu and the Radio Romania Chamber Orchestra (September 18).

At the end of September, Alisa travels to Locarno, Switzerland for the Settimane Musicali Ascona, performing Schubert’s Piano Trio No.

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Performances throughout Summer 2021


This summer, Alisa Weilerstein performs in many of the top classical music festivals across the United States and Germany. On June 19, Alisa performs at the Twenty Fast Forward Festival at Konfort Erfurt, performing Bach Cello Suites 1, 2 and 3. Later, on June 23, Alisa performs at the Ludwigsburg Festival, performing a program of Tavener, Janáček, Beethoven, and Shostakovich with Anna Prohaska (soprano), Veronika Eberle (violin) and Iddo Bar-Shaï (piano).

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