Alisa Weilerstein, one of today’s foremost cellists, performs a concerto written for her by Joan Tower and co-commissioned by the DSO. Tower’s work shows a range of influences, from the rhythms she heard during her childhood in South America to the driving pulse found in the music of Beethoven—whose energetic Fourth Symphony concludes the concert.

Jader Bignamini, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello

GABRIELA LENA FRANK Three Latin American Dances
JOAN TOWER "A New Day" (DSO co-commission)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4, in Bb major, Op. 60