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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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Appearing in The Power of Us with JDRF


Alisa Weilerstein launches her new role as Celebrity Ambassador of JDRF, the juvenile diabetes research foundation, with a special guest appearance in The Power of Us, the organization’s first national telecast. Having been diagnosed with type one diabetes at nine years old, the cellist introduces her own filmed performance of the prelude from Bach’s First Cello Suite, highlighting a star-studded evening hosted by CNN correspondent Cristina Alesci that will stream on Facebook and YouTube.

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Live-streamed Concert with the NDR Elbphilharmonie


On June 19, Alisa Weilerstein joins conductor Alan Gilbert and members of the NDR Elbphilharmonie for a live-streamed concert from Hamburg, Germany. Alisa performs Tchaikovsky’s beloved Rococo Variations in a program that also include Bartok’s Divertimento, and Hadyn’s Symphony no. 92. 

This concert will be streamed live from the Elbphilharmonie at 8 pm CEST/ 2 pm ET on 

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