Events

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.

Ilya Yakushev, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello

Recital for cello and piano with works TBD

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

Recital of works for cello and piano with Marina Radiushina.

Marina Radiushina, piano
Tommy Mesa, cello