Recital for organ and cello with organist Greg Zelek: JULES MASSENET: Méditation from Thaïs—J.S. BACH: Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007–J.S. BACH: Fugue in D Major, BWV 532–NADIA BOULANGER: Trois Pieces—ALFRED LEFEBURE-WELY: Boléro de Concert, Op. 166–ANDREA CASARRUBIOS: SEVEN for Solo Cello—DANIEL FICCARI: Sonata for Organ and Cello
Artist in Residence
Argentinian bandoneon master JP Jofre joins highly-acclaimed Cuban-American cellist Tommy Mesa for a program exploring the fusion of classical music and tango. Performing beloved works by Astor Piazzolla alongside original works by the Grammy-nominated Jofre, the duo will show you the future of tango in an evening of music unlike anything you have ever experienced.
REENA ESMAIL: Nediyā (viola and flute)— BRITTEN: Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2– JEAN-MICHEL DAMASE: Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano— CAROLINE SHAW: Limestone and Felt (viola and cello)— GIUSEPPE MARIA CAMBINI: Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello in G Major, Op.8 No.1— featuring artists Livia Sohn, violin— Kal Sugatski, viola— Tommy Mesa, cello— Julieta […]
Henry Kramer, piano— Full program TBD but will include Samuel Barber’s Cello Sonata in C minor
Cello and Piano Recital with Zhenni Li, pianist. Program TBD.
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Divided for cello and orchestra— TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme
Quad City Symphony Orchestra presents “Up Close with Mesa-Zelek Duo”—an organ and cello recital. JULES MASSENET: Méditation from Thaïs—J.S. BACH: Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007–J.S. BACH: Fugue in D Major, BWV 532–NADIA BOULANGER: Trois Pieces—ALFRED LEFEBURE-WELY: Boléro de Concert, Op. 166–ANDREA CASARRUBIOS: SEVEN for Solo Cello—DANIEL FICCARI: Sonata for Organ […]
After releasing their debut album on Deutsche Grammophon, the Sphinx Virtuosi contend with their biggest season yet and present works by composers of diverse backgrounds on the biggest concert stages around the world. Specific tour dates coming soon.
Tommy Mesa returns to the Quad Cities to perform Andrea Casarrubios’s SEVEN for solo cello, a hauntingly beautiful tribute to the pandemic’s essential workers and those who lost their lives, followed by Jessie Montgomery’s Divided for cello and orchestra, which finds beauty amid conflict and chaos.
Cellist Tommy Mesa returns to the Quad Cities to perform Andrea Casarrubios’s SEVEN for solo cello, a hauntingly beautiful tribute to the pandemic’s essential workers and those who lost their lives, followed by Jessie Montgomery’s Divided for cello and orchestra, which finds beauty amid conflict and chaos.
Mischa Santora, conductor— SAINT-SAËNS: Concerto No. 1 in A minor—JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Divided for cello and orchestra
