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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);

Discussing Bach on “Live with Carnegie Hall”

On May 28, Alisa Weilerstein joins Carnegie Hall for its new online series, Live with Carnegie Hall. On this episode, Alisa joins Carnegie Hall’s Executive and Artistic Director Clive Gillinson and WQXR’s John Schaefer for a discussion on the importance of Bach, as well as her approach to the suites both in the recording studio and at home. This episode follows the wildly successful release of Alisa’s new album,

Bach Cello Suites Praised as “A Performance That Sings”

Critics have praised Alisa Weilerstein’s “Bach Cello Suites” album, which was released on Pentatone earlier this spring. The Guardian’s Erica Jeal reviewed the album, saying:

“The exceptional cellist’s music emerges with sunlit clarity in … a performance that unfolds at its own pace and in its own space, inward-looking yet confident – one captured at exactly the right time.

Dzonot Concerto with Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony, and FRAGMENTS in Germany

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Discussing Bach on “Live with Carnegie Hall”

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Bach Cello Suites Praised as “A Performance That Sings”

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