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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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Solo performances in China this June


This June, Alisa Weilerstein performs the Bach cello suites in China.

On June 6, Alisa appears at Shenzhen Concert Hall, where she performs Suites No. 2, 4, & 6. Several days later, she performs the complete suites at the Guangzhou Opera House (June 9).

Discover Alisa‘s full schedule here.

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US Performances of Transfigured Nights


This spring, Alisa Weilerstein indulges her love of the intimate subtleties of chamber music on a U.S. tour with old and new friends: her frequent collaborator, pianist Inon Barnatan; Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan; and Scottish percussionist Colin Currie.

Their program centers on Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio, Eduard Steuermann’s transcription of Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht, along with Viktor Derevianko’s transcription of Shostakovich’s Symphony No.

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