All Alisa Weilerstein articles
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BlogsSwitched on: the 2026 Edinburgh International Festival
Davina Shum reports from four concerts at the 2026 Edinburgh International Festival, where a diverse range of repertoire from Bach to Ortiz satiated the musical appetites of the ever-hungry festival attendees
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ReviewConcert review: Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Edward Bhesania watches Fragments, an innovative staging of Bach, Joseph Hallman, Thomas Larcher, Missy Mazzoli, Jeffrey Mumford and Matthias Pintscher, at London’s Purcell Room on 17 May 2026
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NewsCello concerto wins Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz has been recognised for her cello concerto Dzonot
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Premium ❘ FeatureAlisa Weilerstein: fragments of the future
The US cellist Alisa Weilerstein talks to Peter Quantrill about reinventing the solo recital for a multimedia age, and working with living composers to renew the concerto repertoire
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NewsOctober 2025: Editor’s welcome and contents
The Strad’s editor Emma Baker introduces the October 2025 issue, starring cellist Alisa Weilerstein
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VideoWatch: Alisa Weilerstein performs The Recovery of Paradise: Blackford Cello Concerto
Weilerstein performs the third movement with the Czech Philharmonic and conductor Tomáš Netopil
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ReviewConcert review: Ariel Quartet, Alisa Weilerstein (cello)
Bruce Hodges hears a cornucopia of composers at the Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, on 15 December 2024, followed by Schubert’s String Quintet in C major
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BlogsRecovering paradise: Alisa Weilerstein on Richard Blackford’s new climate change concerto
The American cellist speaks with US correspondent Thomas May about a new work she is premiering this season that hits especially close to home: Richard Blackford’s The Recovery of Paradise concerto for cello, which takes its name from the wildfires that devastated Southern California in 2018.
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Alisa Weilerstein: Brahms
A long-standing partnership reaps rich rewards
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Blogs‘A deeply moving experience’: Alisa Weilerstein discusses Beethoven’s Cello Sonatas
Ahead of a performance of a Beethoven Cello Sonata cycle in Barcelona on 7 March, the cellist reveals her insights on the monumental works
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ReviewConcert review: Alisa Weilerstein (cello) New York Philharmonic/Nathalie Stutzmann
Leah Hollingsworth hears the cellist’s account of Prokofiev’s Sinfonia concertante op.125 at David Geffen Hall on 24 February 2023
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FocusThe Strad Podcast #73: Cellist Alisa Weilerstein on ‘Fragments’
Alisa speaks about the project which encompasses Bach, 27 commissions, and theatrical elements
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VideoAlisa Weilerstein discusses a new solo cello project
Cellist Alisa Weilerstein embarks on a new project incorporating contemporary compositions with J.S Bach’s famous solo cello suites
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VideoAlisa Weilerstein performs at Wigmore Hall
The cellist performs a solo programme of Golijov as well as the second and third Bach suites
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NewsAlisa Weilerstein cancels concert due to positive Covid test
The internationally acclaimed cellist has withdrawn from her concert with the LA Phil and Gustavo Dudamel
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Premium ❘ FeatureMasterclass: Alisa Weilerstein on Chopin’s Cello Sonata in G minor op.65
The American cellist explores how to bring out all the romantic charm of the first movement using fingerings and bowings, without over-reliance on vibrato, rubato or a sticky, sickly sound
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Video‘Impossible Orchestra’ brings together 29 star players from 14 countries
The project, initiated by Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra, aims to raise money for worthwhile causes
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ReviewAlisa Weilerstein: Bach
A standout, meditative and individual approach to the cellists’ cornerstone
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ArticleCellist Alisa Weilerstein on working with conductors
The American musician discusses performing concertos with conductors and how she navigates interpretative disagreements
