Fragments – Alisa Weilerstein, cello (Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital)

• Alisa Weilerstein, cello

Alan Fletcher — Selected works
Ana Sokolović — Selected works
Caroline Shaw — Selected works
Daniel Kidane — Selected works
Gity Razaz — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works

Lauded for her deep musical insight, technical brilliance, and creative authority, Washington Performing Arts friend and MacArthur "Genius" Award recipient Alisa Weilerstein returns with her innovative, theatrical new project, "Fragments." Weilerstein conceived of and has collaborated with 27 composers representing nine nationalities and varied musical styles to create a unique arc that intersperses movements of Bach cello suites with 10-minute fragments of newly commissioned works. This 7:30pm D.C.-premiere performance features a mix of Bach and 18 short movements from works by Alan Fletcher, Ana Sokolović, Caroline Shaw, Daniel Kidane, Gity Razaz, and Johann Sebastian Bach. The earlier 4:00 p.m. recital features a different mix of composer fragments for a world-premiere performance.

The New York Times writes, "This project is intended to reimagine what a cello recital can be, to challenge some of the conventions that Weilerstein thinks might inhibit a listener's immediate response to the music, and to add layers of theatricality to the arguably staid traditions of the concert hall, in an acceptance that a musician is, after all, performing on a stage."

Washington Performing Arts is a co-commissioner of "Fragments." The 7:30pm performance is the second-annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital—an annual Washington Performing Arts’s performance to honor a dear friend of Washington Performing Arts, elevating new work of both established and renowned artists.

Due to the nature of the performance, there is absolutely no late seating.

This performance is 60 minutes, no intermission.

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About Washington Performing Arts (D.C.)

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About Alisa Weilerstein, cello

https://alisaweilerstein.com/