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Fall 2026-27 Highlights

MacArthur Award-winning cellist Alisa Weilerstein’s groundbreaking six-part multisensory solo cello project, “FRAGMENTS” – the focus of a cover feature in the October 2025 issue of The Strad – continues with a season of notable milestones in 2026–27. After recent back-to-back performances of FRAGMENTS 1 – Wonder and FRAGMENTS 2 – Tumult in both Taipei and Shanghai – marking the first Asian performances of the series – she completes a cycle of premieres that have spanned several seasons in Carnegie’s Zankel Hall with FRAGMENTS 6 – Radiance (Nov 5).

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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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