About the Masterclass:

Performing in the class for Ms. Weilerstein will be two high school students from the Washington Conservatory: Philip Kettler and Emilia McManus, performing movements from the Elgar and Lalo Cello Concertos. Alex Glaubitz, WPAS Feder String Competition winner, will perform a movement of the Dvorak cello concerto.

Artist Information:

Cellist Alisa Weilerstein is internationally renowned as one of the premiere soloists and chamber musicians of her generation. She has appeared with many prestigious ensembles, among them the orchestras of Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and San Francisco, as well as the New York Philharmonic and National Symphony Orchestra. An ECHO "Rising Star" and alumna of Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society II, she has performed as recitalist and chamber musician in many of the world's top concert halls and festivals. Her highly praised debut recording was released on EMI classics and she was the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant.