Alisa Weilerstein News

Carnegie Hall today announced the names of the 109 outstanding young musicians selected from across the country for the ninth annual National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). The members of the 2022 orchestra—ages 16–19, hailing from 34 US states—have been recognized by Carnegie Hall as being among the finest players in the country following a comprehensive and highly selective audition process.

The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) continues its Classical series with three subscription concert programs this April and May, including the D.C. premieres of NSO co-commissioned works by Mason Bates and Joan Tower, and a return to The Anthem venue in the Southwest Waterfront. NSO subscriptions are available here or by calling (202) 416-8500. Individual tickets are also available for purchase on the Kennedy Center’s website.

 California Symphony and Music Director Donato Cabrera present the World Premiere of California Symphony's Young American Composer-in-Residence (2017-2020) Katherine Balch's Illuminate, the centerpiece of a program titled French Impressions. Mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra and sopranos Molly Netter and Alexandra Smither, who were personally selected by the composer, will perform this new work.

The Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, Colorado, under the leadership of Music Director Peter Oundjian, returns to Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder this summer for 22 concerts between June 30 and August 7. 

Season will feature six episodes, one release per month February to June with behind-the-scenes interviews and features about the music and music making

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has announced several  updates to the 2021/22 schedule. Newly added artists include conductor David Danzmayr, cellist Alban  Gerhardt, Ensemble Intercontemporain, and Cincinnati Youth Symphony Orchestra concerto competition  winners Maxwell Fairman and Ari Webb. Additionally, Daniil Trifonov's solo piano recital has been rescheduled  for March 1, 2022. 

The Sarasota Concert Association has announced two artist changes to its 2022 Great Performers Series. Cellist Alisa Weilerstein is joyfully expecting her second child at the end of January and therefore must regrettably withdraw from her upcoming concerts with the Detroit Symphony.

The San Diego Symphony today announced its winter-spring 2022 concert season, offering 31 performances of classical and contemporary masterworks and chamber music from January 15 through May 28. Presented as “Hear Us Here,” the season will give the San Diego Symphony the opportunity to bring its music to a wider audience, with concerts performed at nine venues in the city and across the County, including the Symphony's newest venue, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park.

The return to a live performance program, 'New Beginnings,' staged on October 14 and 17, just reinforced the orchestra's masterful sound and ability to captivate an audience.

Today, The Cleveland Orchestra announced the premieres of three free broadcasts/episodes to be released on adella.live and the Adella digital streaming app in Fall 2021 and Winter 21/22.

Pioneering arts leader Paul Crewes, who has served since 2015 as the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts' first Artistic Director, steps down from his position at the end of this year and transitions to a new role as Artistic Advisor for the balance of The Wallis' 2021-2022 Season, it was announced by Michael Nemeroff, Chairman of the Board.

The Cleveland Orchestra will open its 104th season on October 14 and 17, 2021, with performances featuring Franz Welser-Möst leading Cleveland Orchestra premieres of Richard Strauss's Macbeth and Joan Tower's A New Day (for cello and orchestra) with Alisa Weilerstein in a program that also includes Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony.

The lineup includes the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with cellist Alisa Weilerstein (January 20, 7:30 p.m., at the Van Wezel); pianist Emanuel Ax performing an all-Chopin program of the composer’s late works (February 1, 7:30 p.m., at the Van Wezel); the Russian National Orchestra with 19-year-old piano sensation Alexander Malofeev (February 8, 7:30 p.m., at the Van Wezel); and more!

Individual tickets for a large selection of Wharton Center shows will go on sale to the general public Tuesday, September 7 at 10AM. This public sale includes the three Wharton Center Broadway premieres HADESTOWN, MEAN GIRLS, and AIN’T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, as well as the always popular CATS.

A particular highlight, on 14 October, Wigmore Hall Associate Artist the British soprano Gweneth Ann Rand joins film star Adjoa Andoh for a special concert celebrating the artistry of African-American singers – Marian Anderson, Jessye Norman and Grace Bumbry.

After more than a year of offering virtual performances during the pandemic, California Symphony returns to live concerts next month, launching its 2021-22 season with Emperor, a program that presents music of comfort to Bay Area audiences.

Weilerstein made her LA Phil debut at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2010. Considered one of the foremost cellists of our time, she performs at the most prestigious international venues in solo recitals, chamber concerts and concerto collaborations with the preeminent conductors and orchestras around the world.

The Rady Shell officially opened on August 6 with Rafael Payare conducting the San Diego Symphony in the world premiere of a new work for orchestra and turntable by Mason Bates and performances featuring cellist Alisa Weilerstein, bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green, and pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Following a strong virtual season that attracted new audiences from across the state and around the world, California Symphony, under the leadership of Music Director Donato Cabrera, returns to live concerts at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek for its 2021-22 season. California Symphony's new season furthers its promise to present innovative programming, exciting guest artists, and music by living composers, women, and composers of color.

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park—a spectacular new year-round venue with 360-degree views of San Diego's downtown, marina, and bay—will open with a weekend celebration as the first permanent outdoor home of the San Diego Symphony.