Olga Kern, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Sonata in D minor
ANDREA CASARRUBIOS 24 Mozas
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Elegy
SAMUEL BARBER Sonata for Cello and Piano
NADIA BOULANGER Trois Pièces
AARON COPLAND Waltz and Celebration from Billy the Kid
Olga Kern, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Sonata in D minor
ANDREA CASARRUBIOS 24 Mozas
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK Elegy
SAMUEL BARBER Sonata for Cello and Piano
NADIA BOULANGER Trois Pièces
AARON COPLAND Waltz and Celebration from Billy the Kid
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
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90
Antonín Dvořák: Concerto for Cello in B Minor, Op. 10
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.
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
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
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello
Recital works for cello and piano by Beethoven, Schumann, Piazzolla, and Barber.
Ilya Yakushev, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello
Recital works for cello and piano by Bloch, Auerbach, Debussy, Ernesto Lecuona, Shostakovich, Teresa Carreño, and Andrea Casarrubios.
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.
