Alisa Weilerstein, Project Creator, Performer
Elkhanah Pulitzer, Director
Seth Reiser, Scenic and Lighting Designer
Molly Irelan, Costume Design
Heather Sterling, Original Hair and Makeup Design
Hanako Yamaguchi, Artistic Producer, Advisor

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 its 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

Attendance at all events is subject to the Festival security policy.

Don’t miss:
Conversations with Alisa Weilerstein, May 27

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