News | Alisa Weilerstein

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).

Press Release: This Spring, Alisa Weilerstein Tours “Transfigured Nights” Chamber Program in the U.S., Plays Solo Bach in Berkeley, Guangzhou, Paris and Hamburg

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 a piano trio arrangement of Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht, along with Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio and an arrangement of Shostakovich’s Symphony No.

Alisa performs at Heidelberg Frühling 2019

This April, Alisa Weilerstein appears in solo and chamber performances at Germany’s Heidelberg Frühling.

On April 4, Alisa appears in the festival’s Opening Concert, where she joins forces with violinist Tianwa Yang and pianist Igor Levit for works by Schubert and Mendelssohn.

Alisa also highlights the solo music of Bach, performing the Cello Suite No.

Fall 2026-27 Highlights

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Press Release: This Spring, Alisa Weilerstein Tours “Transfigured Nights” Chamber Program in the U.S., Plays Solo Bach in Berkeley, Guangzhou, Paris and Hamburg

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Alisa performs at Heidelberg Frühling 2019

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