American Alisa Weilerstein discovered the cello at the age of four. At the age of just thirteen, she was already performing with the Cleveland Orchestra. Over the years, she has become one of the most renowned cellists in the United States.
Alisa Weilerstein
Cello
Alisa is the Boston Symphony’s Artist-in-Residence for the 2026/27 season. Elsewhere, she tours with the London Symphony and Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and performs concertos with the Chicago Symphony, Finnish Radio Symphony, City of Birmingham Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony and Netherlands Philharmonic. The autumn sees Alisa bring her Fragments project to Asia for the first time. This follows recent premieres in Europe and North America. She also gives recitals at the Edinburgh International and Tivoli festivals. Highlights of the previous two seasons include performances with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Philharmonia Orchestra and Gewandhausorchester.
A recipient of the MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship, Alisa performs at the world’s top venues and festivals, including Carnegie Hall, Verbier Festival, Walt Disney Concert Hall and Tanglewood Festival. She regularly collaborates with Franz Welser-Möst, Gustavo Dudamel, Karina Canellakis, Alan Gilbert, Alain Altinoglu, Daniel Harding, Leonidas Kavakos, Kirill Gerstein and Inon Barnatan.