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This Spring: Larcher World Premiere with New York Phil and Bavarian Radio Symphony


This spring, Alisa Weilerstein gives the world and European premieres of Austrian composer Thomas Larcher’s new concerto – a co-commission of the New York Philharmonic and Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra – with the New York Philharmonic under Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider and the Bavarian Radio Symphony under Alan Gilbert, respectively.

This performance marks the third new concerto for Alisa this season, following Gabriela Ortiz’s Dzonot and Richard Blackford’s The Recovery of Paradise.

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Performing with La Jolla Summer Festival


This August, Alisa Weilerstein returns to the La Jolla Music Society to perform in a series of live-streamed concerts for the annual SummerFest. Curated by Alisa’s longtime collaborator, pianist Inon Barnatan, the 2020 program kicks off on August 21 with a concert featuring Ives’ The Unanswered Question and Schubert’s String Quartet in C major.

Later, on August 23, Alisa joins Barnatan and violinist Yura Lee for Beethoven’s Cello Sonata and Mendelssohn’s 1st Piano Trio.

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Performing for Aspen Music Festival’s 2020 Virtual Season


On July 26, Alisa Weilerstein joins pianist Inon Barnatan for a recital at Aspen Music Festival’s 2020 Virtual Season. The pair perform Beethoven’s Cello Sonata no. 3 and 5. Part of the 2020 Mercedes T. Bass Sunday Concert Series, this free recital will be available at 3:00pm GMT on the Aspen Music Festival Virtual Stage and will be rebroadcast on July 28 at 7:00pm GMT.

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