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Summer Highlights: Chamber Music, Bach, and Tour with Payare

This summer, Alisa performs in numerous chamber and orchestral settings across the U.S. and Europe, beginning with duo recitals with her longtime friend and collaborator, pianist Inon Barnatan. Multiple programs focusing on transcriptions of works by Brahms and Shostakovich, as well as repertoire from their acclaimed albums together, are featured at the Ravinia Festival (June 7), the Minnesota Beethoven Festival (July 7), and the Aspen Music Festival and School (July 9).

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2019 Transfigured Nights US & Europe Tour

In the coming months, Alisa Weilerstein returns to Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), following the 2018 release of the eponymous album on PENTATONE. She tours Europe and the U.S. with pianist and frequent collaborator Inon Barnatan, violinist Sergey Khachatryan, and percussionists Colin Currie, Sam Walton and Owen Gunnell.

While the recording features the string orchestra transcription of Verklärte Nacht (performed by the Trondheim Soloists), this tour program highlights the piano trio version, made by Schoenberg’s composition student, Eduard Steuermann. 

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Tchaikovsky and Britten with Rafael Payare and San Diego Symphony

For her first performances of 2019, Alisa Weilerstein joins forces with husband Rafael Payare at the San Diego Symphony.

Alisa reprises the Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme on January 10, as part of the San Diego Symphony’s “Hearing the Future” festival. The concert, Payare’s inaugural performance as the symphony’s Music Director Designate, also hears works by Mozart, Richard Strauss, and Mussorgsky.

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