San Juan Symphony
2026-11-07 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Community Concert Hall, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO, 81301, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello
Thomas Heuser, conductor

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
Antonín Dvořák: Concerto for Cello in B Minor, Op. 10

San Juan Symphony
2026-11-08 15:00 - 17:00 | Henderson Performance Hall, 4601 College Blvd, Farmington, NM, 87401, United States

Parlance Concerts
2026-11-15 16:00 - 18:00 | West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood, NJ, 07450, United States
Kevin Zhu, violin
Tommy Mesa, cello
Albert Cano Smit, piano
Anton Rist, clarinet
William Short, bassoon
Billy R. Hunter Jr., trumpet
Rupert Boyd, guitar

CAFÉ MUSIC
From Martinů’s delightfully zany ballet La revue de cuisine (The Kitchen Review) and Rossini’s whimsical piano miniature Anchovies to James Grant’s Triple Mocha Indulgence for bassoon and piano and Paul Schoenfield’s exuberant piano trio Café Music, this mouthwatering program serves up a delicious menu of musical delicacies.
​Performed by an all-star ensemble of internationally acclaimed soloists, rising young virtuosos, and principal musicians of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Café Music promises a sparkling afternoon of musical wit, dazzling virtuosity, and culinary panache.

Manhattan School of Music Faculty Recital
2026-12-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Greenfield Recital Hall, 130 Claremont Ave., New York, NY, 10027, United States
Lucie Robert, Violin
Cong Wu, viola
Tommy Mesa, cello
Jeffrey Cohen, piano
Risa Hokamura, violin
Michael Xiaopeng Wang

COPLAND ARR. BERNSTEIN El Salón México
FRANÇAIX String Trio No. 2 in C Major
PROKOFIEV Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56
DVOŘÁK Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 87

Harmonium of Texas
2027-01-10 | Lila Cockrell Theater, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX, 78205, United States
Stephanie Childress, conductor
Elena Urioste, violin
Tommy Mesa, cello
Jeffrey Kahane, piano

Mary Kouyoumdjian: Tagh (Diary) of an Immigrant (2014)
Beethoven: Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C Major, op. 56
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 36

Pro Musica Recital
2027-01-16 19:30 - 21:30
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello

Recital works for cello and piano by Beethoven, Schumann, Piazzolla, and Barber.

Pro Musica Recital
2027-01-17 19:30 - 21:30
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello

Recital works for cello and piano by Bloch, Auerbach, Debussy, Ernesto Lecuona, Shostakovich, Teresa Carreño, and Andrea Casarrubios.

Epiphany Catholic Church Recital Series
2027-01-19 16:00 - 18:00 | Epiphany Catholic Church, 8080 SW 54th Ct, Miami, FL, 33143, United States
Greg Zelek, organist
Tommy Mesa, cellist

Recital works for organ and cello including Piazzolla, Bach, Albanoni, Carlos Simon, Nadia Boulanger, Dan Ficarri and Ernesto Lecuona.

Impromptu Concerts
2027-01-24 16:00 - 18:00 | Tennessee Williams Theater, 5901 College Rd, Key West, FL, 33040, United States
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello

Recital for cello and piano with works TBD

Friends of Chamber Music of Troy, New York
2027-01-30 19:30 - 21:30 | University of Albany Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Ave, Albany, NY, 12222, United States
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello

ANDREA CASARRUBIOS Sonia (2023)
ROBERT SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
SAMUEL BARBER Cello Sonata, Op. 6
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA Le Grand Tango
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata in A major, Op. 69

Palm Beach State College Recital
2027-02-03 14:00 - 16:00 | Duncan Theater, 4200 S Congress Ave, Lake Worth Beach, FL, 33461, United States
Recital of works for cello and piano with Marina Radiushina.

Marina Radiushina, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello

The 222 Recital
2027-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 | The 222, 222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello

DEBUSSY Sonata in D minor
BACH Prelude from Cello Suite No. 2
LYDIA JANE PUGH Carolina’s Jig
BLOCH From Jewish Life
MASSENET Méditation
LECUONA Malagueña
INTERMISSION
CHOPIN Nocturne in C-sharp minor
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Flight of the Bumblebee
BRAHMS Sonata No.1 in E minor, Op. 38

Longwood Gardens Recital
2027-02-18 14:00 - 16:00 | Longwood Gardens Ballroom, 1001 Longwood Rd, Kennett Square, PA, 19348, United States
Greg Zelek, organ
Tommy Mesa, cello

Recital works for organ and cello including Piazzolla, Bach, Albanoni, Carlos Simon, Nadia Boulanger, Dan Ficarri and Ernesto Lecuona.

The Forum Recital (US Virgin Islands)
2027-02-19, 2027-02-20
Recital for cello and piano

Ilya Yakushev, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello

Langenburg Music Series
2027-02-28
Recital for organ and cello in Hastings, Nebraska.

Greg Zelek, organ
Tommy Mesa, cello

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
2027-03-11 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-03-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-03-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 2301 Flora St, Dallas, 75201, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello
Samuel Lee, conductor

BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
MICHAEL ABELS Cello Concerto* (World Premiere)
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 in G Major

Dvořák’s tranquil Symphony No. 8 took shape following a summer holiday in the Bohemian countryside, its vibrant landscapes captured in a stream of Czech folk song and Dvořák’s lush melodies. Listen closely and you’ll hear the sounds of summer — from fluttering birdsong to the echoes of a shepherd’s horn and a distant thunderstorm.
The charismatic cellist Tommy Mesa makes his DSO debut with the world premiere of Michael Abels’ Cello Concerto. Best known for his score to the Oscar®-winning film Get Out, Abels wields music to explore the need for serenity, courage and wisdom in turbulent times. Jazz-infused dances from Bernstein’s On the Town open the program, following the hilarious hijinks of sailors seeking adventure and romance in wartime New York.

American Composers Orchestra at Carnegie Hall
2027-03-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Carnegie Hall: Zankel Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY, 10019, United States
José Luis Gomez, Conductor
Jordan Bak, Viola
Tommy Mesa, Cello

STEPHEN HARTKE Da Pacem for Cello and Orchestra (NY Premiere)
MALACHI BROWN New Work (World Premiere)
HORACIO FERNÁNDEZ Concerto Tumbado (World Premiere)
MICHAEL FRAZIER Los Quetzales for Viola and Orchestra (NY Premiere)
LAURA ORTMAN Unsurrenderable Glisten of the Ices for Orchestra and Electronics (World Premiere)

With its latest program of premieres, the American Composers Orchestra interrogates the popular association between “higher, faster, louder” and virtuosity. In five new works by distinguished American composers, the ensemble explores virtuosity on “the lower end of the sonic spectrum,” says Artistic Director Curtis Stewart, and they interrogate the concept of virtuosity itself and how it interacts with what we value both on and off the stage. José Luis Gomez conducts this fascinating new program, featuring violist Jordan Bak and cellist Tommy Mesa as soloists.

Quad City Symphony Orchestra
2027-04-03 19:30 - 21:30, 2027-04-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Adler Theater, 136 E 3rd St, Davenport, IA, 52801, United States
Mark Russell Smith, conductor
Tommy Mesa, cello

CARLOS CHÁVEZ Sinfonia india (12′)
MICHAEL ABELS Cello Concerto (25′) Quad Cities Premiere of a co-commissioned New Work
ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 (34′)

Howland Chamber Music Circle
2027-04-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main Street, Beacon, NY, 12508, United States
Program TBD

Ilya Yakushev, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello

Charleston Chamber Music Society
2027-05-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Charleston Chamber Music Society
Recital works for organ and cello including Piazzolla, Bach, Albanoni, Carlos Simon, Nadia Boulanger, Dan Ficarri and Ernesto Lecuona.

Greg Zelek, organ
Tommy Mesa, cello

Jupiter Chamber Players
2027-05-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Good Shepard Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th Street, New York, 10023, United States
Program TBD
