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Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and the Shanghai Symphony

July 27, 2020, 8:00 pm

Alisa Weilerstein (Photo: Marco Borggreve)

Works by Dvořák, Rachmaninoff, and Qigang Chen in this performance conducted by Long Yu recorded at the Pavilion at Ravinia Festival.

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Qigang Chen: The Five Elements

Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B Minor

Rachmaninoff: “Symphonic Dances”

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Cellist Alisa Weilerstein and the Shanghai Symphony

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