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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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Revisiting Un despertar with Pintscher and Cincinnati Symphony

Alisa Weilerstein reprises Matthias Pintscher’s Un despertar this spring in Cincinnati.

Performing this work that was written for her and for which she presented the world premiere, Alisa is joined by the Cincinnati Symphony and the composer as conductor (April 27 & 28).

The concerts are bookended by Ravel’s Alborado del gracioso and Debussy’s Images.

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Performances in Austria with Tonkünstler-Orchester

This April, Alisa Weilerstein makes appearances with the Tonkünstler-Orchester in Austria.

On April 13 & 14, Alisa makes her Musikverein debut with the orchestra and conductor Fabien Gabel, performing Bloch’s Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque. The programs also hear Richard Strauss’s Love scene from Feuersnot and Korngold’s Sinfonietta.

Alisa then performs with the orchestra at their second home of Festspielhaus St.

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