Events

Wolfgang Amadé Mozart (1756–91)

Fantasia No. 3 in D Minor, K397 (ca. 1782)
Michael Stephen Brown, piano

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

7 Variations on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen,” WoO 49 (1801)
Tommy Mesa, cello
Danny Driver, piano

Franz Liszt (1811–86)

Réminiscences de Don Juan (1841)
Orion Weiss, piano

Pablo de Sarasate (1844–1908)

Fantasy on Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Op. 54 (c. 1900)
Lun Li, violin
Michael Stephen Brown, piano

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–93)

From Mozartiana, Suite No. 4, Op. 61 (1887) (arr. for piano)
No. 3 Preghiera
Danny Driver and Michael Stephen Brown, piano

Anton Reicha (1770–1836)

18 Variations and Fantasy on a Theme from Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro, Op. 51 (1804)
Keith Bonner, flute
Luosha Fang ’11, violin
Tommy Mesa, cello

Francis Poulenc (1899–1963)

Novelette in C Major, for piano solo, FP 47 (1927)
Danny Driver, piano

Richard Strauss (1864–1949)

String Sextet from Capriccio, Op. 85 (1940–41)
Ariel Quartet
Luosha Fang ’11, viola
Tommy Mesa, cello

Sofia Gubaidulina's Canticle of the Sun alongside conductor Beth Willer and the Peabody Conservatory choral division.

Tommy Mesa and Olga Kern present a recital of works for cello and piano.

Tommy Mesa and Olga Kern present recital works for cello and piano.

Tommy Mesa and Olga Kern present a recital of works for cello and piano.

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90

Antonín Dvořák: Concerto for Cello in B Minor, Op. 10

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

Tommy Mesa, cello

Thomas Heuser, conductor

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.

KEVIN ZHU, VIOLIN
TOMMY MESA, CELLO
ALBERT CANO SMIT, PIANO
ANTON RIST, CLARINET
WILLIAM SHORT, BASSOON
BILLY R. HUNTER, JR., TRUMPET
RUPERT BOYD, GUITAR

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

Lucie Robert, Violin
Cong Wu, viola
Tommy Mesa, cello
Jeffrey Cohen, piano
Risa Hokamura, violin
Michael Xiaopeng Wang

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

Stephanie Childress, conductor
Elena Urioste, violin
Tommy Mesa, cello
Jeffrey Kahane, piano