Farewell Concert / Alisa Weilerstein / Britt Orchestra

Sunday, August 19, 2012 • 8 p.m.

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As Maestro Bay conducts the closing concert of his 20th and final season as Music Director, we pay tribute to his extraordinary artistic vision and leadership. His stewardship of the Britt legacy has taken the orchestra to new heights and we bid him an affectionate farewell. This final concert is a nostalgic look back featuring repertoire conducted during his first concert at Britt in 1992. 

American cellist Alisa Weilerstein has attracted widespread attention worldwide for playing that combines a natural virtuosic command and technical precision with impassioned musicianship. The intensity of her playing has regularly been lauded, as has the spontaneity and sensitivity of her interpretations.

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Following her Zankel Hall recital debut in 2008, Justin Davidson of New York Magazine said: "Whatever she plays sounds custom-composed for her, as if she has a natural affinity with everything." In September 2011 she was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow and in 2010 she became an exclusive recording artist for Decca Classics, the first cellist to be signed by the prestigious label in over 30 years.

For more information about the guest artist, visit http://www.opus3artists.com/artists/alisa-weilerstein