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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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New Pintscher cello concerto with the composer and DR SymfoniOrkestret

Alisa Weilerstein presents Matthias Pintscher’s new cello concerto, Un despertar (An Awakening), with Copenhagen’s DR SymfoniOrkestret under the composer’s own direction.

Two seasons ago, Alisa played the world premiere of Pintscher’s piece in three performances with the Boston Symphony and François-Xavier Roth, and reprised it this past spring with the co-commissioning Danish Radio Symphony. Alisa plays the piece again this season with the composer and the Cincinnati Symphony (April 27 &

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US Tour with Czech Philharmonic

This fall, Alisa Weilerstein joins the Czech Philharmonic and conductor Semyon Bychkov for a seven-city tour across the U.S. On tour, Alisa spotlights Dvořák’s Cello Concerto in B minor, one of the most beloved works by the Czech composer.

Following their October 24 concert at London’s Royal Academy of Music, Alisa and the orchestra make their way to Carnegie Hall for the first stop of their US tour (Oct 27).

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