Alisa Weilerstein in Recital

Alisa Weilerstein, cello Joan TOWER For Alisa BACH Suite No. 3 in C, BWV1009      intermission BACH Suite No. 1 in G, BWV1007 KODÁLY Sonata in B minor for Solo Cello

Alisa Weilerstein begins her residency at The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul. Join her for a stunning solo program that places two of Bach's renowned solo cello suites in conversation with Joan Tower's For Alisa. She closes with her take on Hungarian composer’s Zoltán Kodály's 1915 Sonata for Solo Cello in B Minor, considered one of the most significant and challenging works in the solo cello repertoire.