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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).

Dresden Philharmonie this October with Rafael Payare

This October, Alisa Weilerstein joins husband Rafael Payare and the Dresdner Philharmonie.

On October 25 & 26, Alisa performs Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with Guy Braunstein and Inon Barnatan. The program also hears Brett Dean’s Amphitheatre, and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique.

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Fall performances with the Trondheim Soloists

This October, Artistic Partner Alisa Weilerstein reunites with members of the Trondheim Soloists.

On October 13, Alisa joins the ensemble in their native Trondheim, Norway.

Several days later, they appear at London’s Southbank Centre (October 16). Together, they perform R. Strauss’s Prelude for string sextet from Capriccio, Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht, and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence for string sextet.