Alisa Weilerstein Premieres Two Concertos Written For Her, Releases Duo CD, and More in 2015-16 ...

(Source: 21c Media Group Inc) September 28, 2015 For MacArthur 'genius grant' fellowship-winning cellist Alisa Weilerstein, the 2015-16 season holds world premiere performances of two significant new concertos written especially for her. With the Chicago Symphony, she premieresPascal Dusapin'snew concerto, titled Outscape, before giving its first European performances with the Stuttgart State Opera Orchestra. The premiere ofMatthias Pintscher'sconcerto with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra will feature the composer on the podium, and is followed by a reprise with Cologne's WDR Symphony Orchestra. On October 2, she releases her first recording with longtime and exclusive duo partner,...