Alisa Weilerstein: FRAGMENTS

In Alisa Weilerstein’s ground-breaking performance series FRAGMENTS, new music by some of the most compelling composers of our time meets the timeless beauty of Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello.

New commissions by 27 different composers are interwoven with the individual movements of the Bach Suites. The result is a collection of six different FRAGMENTS performances in total, curated by Alisa and underscored with bespoke lighting, scenic architecture and costume design from a world-class team of creatives. Each of the six FRAGMENTS performances embodies it's own striking identity that transforms the Bach Cello suites in turn.

FRAGMENTS 1 | Wonder - Allison Loggins-Hull, Gili Schwarzman, Joan Tower, Johann Sebastian Bach, Reinaldo Moya, Chen Yi

FRAGMENTS 2 | Tumult- Alan Fletcher, Ana Sokolovic, Caroline Shaw, Daniel Kidane, Gity Razaz, Johann Sebastian Bach

FRAGMENTS 3 | Emergence- Carlos Simon, Jeffrey Mumford, Joseph Hallman, Johann Sebastian Bach, Thomas Larcher

FRAGMENTS 4 | Labyrinth - Courtney Bryan, Gabriel Kahane, Johann Sebastian Bach, Matthias Pintscher, Missy Mazzoli, Paul Wiancko

FRAGMENTS 5 | Lament - Gabriela Lena Frank, Gabriella Smith, Gerard McBurney, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mathilde Wantenaar, Osvaldo Golijov

FRAGMENTS 6 | Radiance - Andy Akiho, Gabriela Lena Frank, Gabriella Smith, Jessie Montgomery, Johann Sebastian Bach, Tania León

Each FRAGMENTS performance is around 60 minutes of music with no pause, no programme, in which Alisa invites the audience to simply immerse themselves in the dramatic power of live performance.

“My greatest hope is to deepen connection between audience and artist through a series of unique performances that embrace the world we live in without sacrificing the intellectual and aesthetic qualities that make this artform such a singular mode of human expression.” – Alisa Weilerstein