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Alisa Weilerstein

A natural virtuoso hailed for her impassioned musicianship and
expressive range, cellist Alisa Weilerstein is internationally renowned as one of the premiere soloists and chamber musicians of her generation.

While her technical brilliance and “meltingly beautiful” sound are universally acknowledged, it is her distinctive musical presence and rare charisma that set her apart: Says The New York Times, “[Ms. Weilerstein] lets you know exactly who she is, and it’s hard to imagine not wanting to develop the acquaintance in the years ahead,” and The Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Cellists twice or thrice Weilerstein’s age would be hard-pressed to match the concentrated beauty and power of this young dynamo’s playing.”

Ms. Weilerstein has appeared with many prestigious ensembles, among them the orchestras of Baltimore, Cleveland, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco, as well as the New York Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra. An ECHO “Rising Star” and alumna of Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society II, she has performed as recitalist and chamber musician in many of the world’s top concert halls and festivals. Her highly praised debut recording was released on EMI classics and she was the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant.

Ms. Weilerstein holds a B.A. in History from Columbia University.

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News:

Alisa Weilerstein's performance of Osvaldo Golijov's "Azul" for Cello and Orchestra named Best Debut of 2007 by New York Magazine:

" When the cello prodigy and Columbia grad made her Mostly Mozart debut playing Osvaldo Golijov's ecstatic Azul, the composer had finished a major rewrite just days earlier, but Weilerstein sounded like she had spent a lifetime with the work." 

Alisa featured in the December issue of W Magazine

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Reviews from Fall 2007 have been posted.

 

 

 

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