Tommy Mesa

Sphinx Virtuosi: Carnegie Hall
2022-10-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Carnegie Hall: Perelman Theater
Jessie Montgomery: Divided, concerto for cello and string orchestra (Tommy Mesa, cellist: co-commissioned by Sphinx, New World Symphony, and Carnegie Hall)
Other works by Michael Dudley, Valerie Coleman, Carlos Simon, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Ricardo Herz, For Bridgetower: Ludwig van Beethoven

Sphinx Virtuosi: SUNY Buffalo
2022-10-15 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SUNY Buffalo

Sphinx Virtuosi: Cleveland Institute of Music
2022-10-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Cleveland Institute of Music: Mixon Hall

Sphinx Virtuosi: Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
2022-10-21 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Kimmel Center Cultural Campus

Sphinx Virtuosi in Brazil
2022-10-24 21:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles)

Symphony Pro Musica
2022-11-05 19:00, 2022-11-06 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Maestro Mark Churchill leads Symphony Pro Musica for Jessie Montgomery’s Divided for cello and string orchestra, and Respighi’s Adagio con variazioni

Residency at The Colburn School
2022-11-07 00:00 - 2022-11-14 00:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Colburn Conservatory
As a part of the Amplify Series, Tommy Mesa leads masterclasses, workshops, and gives a recital featuring works by Andrea Casarrubios, Carlos Carrillo, Sebastian Quesada, Joaquin Nin, and the world premiere of Net, a solo cello work by Quenton Blanche.

Serenbe Residency
2022-11-16 - 2022-11-20
Chamber music programs curated at a wellness community outside of Atlanta, Georgia

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Music
2023-01-12
Tommy Mesa and Melissa White curate chamber music concerts in collaboration with Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Sphinx Organization. This program includes the music of Jessie Montgomery, Andrea Casarrubios, and Coleridge-Taylor. Guests artists include pianist Carlos Avila and percussionist Sidney Hopson.

Kendal on Hudson Recital
2023-01-29 | Kendal on Hudson Recital Hall, 1010 Kendal Way, Sleepy Hollow, New York, 10591
Program TBD
Ilya Yakushev, pianist

Recital with Ilya Yakushev: San Miguel de Allende
2023-02-03
Works by J.S. Bach, Nikolai Kapustin, Schumann, Debussy, Nadia Boulanger, Andrea Casarrubios, and Beethoven.

Recital with Ilya Yakushev: San Miguel de Allende
2023-02-05
Works by J.S. Bach, Massenet, Joaquin Nin, Kevin Day, and Rachmaninoff

Recital with Ilya Yakushev: Minot, North Dakota
2023-02-07
BRAHMS
Sonata for Cello and Piano in E minor, Op. 38
CHOPIN
Nocturne No. 21 in C-Minor Op. Posth (for solo piano)
ANDREA CASARRUBIOS
Seven (for solo cello)
JOAQUIN NIN
Vieja Castilla and Murciana, from Suite Española
LERA AUERBACH
Prelude for Cello and Piano Op. 47, No. 12,
RACHMANINOFF
Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op 19

Recital with Ilya Yakushev: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
2023-02-09

Recital with Ilya Yakushev: Sanibel, Florida (CANCELLED)
2023-02-12

San Antonio Philharmonic
2023-02-17, 2023-02-18 | First Baptist Church of San Antonio, 515 McCullough Ave, San Antonio, TX, United States
Join Maestro Andrew Grams and cellist Tommy Mesa for Divided—written specifically for Tommy by acclaimed composer Jessie Montgomery. Then, Tommy will perform SEVEN (for solo cello), a work composed for him by fellow cellist Andrea Casarrubios in recognition of the front-line workers of the global pandemic. The title alludes to New York’s daily 7PM tribute during the 2020 lockdown. The evening will also feature Haydn’s Symphony No. 95 in C minor and Mozart’s brilliant Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”—so called because of its “heavenly length.”

Sphinx Organization’s Medal of Excellence Ceremony and Showcase
2023-03-01 | The Supreme Court of the United States
Held at the Supreme Court of the United States, jointly organized by Justice Sotomayor, this will feature a new work by Andrea Casarrubios dedicated to Justice Sotomayor.

Elgin Symphony Orchestra
2023-03-04 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-03-05 14:30 - 16:30 UTC | Hemmens Cultural Center, Elgin, Illinois, United States
Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191

Recital with Tao Lin in Boca Raton, FL
2023-03-07 | Boca Raton, FL
Works TBD

Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra
2023-03-11 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Barbara Mann Center
Maestro Radu Paponiu leads Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B minor and other works by Jessie Montgomery and Edward Elgar

Sphinx Virtuosi on Tour
2023-03-14 - 2023-04-02
Jessie Montgomery’s cello concerto and other repertoire TBD

Tuesday Matinees at Merkin Hall, NYC
2023-04-04 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Merkin Hall in NYC
Ilya Yakushev, pianist; Works by Kevin Day, Carlos Simon, Andrea Casarrubios, and Rachmaninoff

Recital at Four Seasons Series
2023-04-15
Ilya Yakushev, piano; Works TBD

Recital for Organ and Cello
2023-04-18 | Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Featuring Greg Zelek organist, works by J.S. Bach, Nadia Boulanger, Andrea Casarrubios, and the world premiere of Dan Ficcarri’s sonata for cello and organ.

Hispanic Heritage Society
2023-04-20
Works by Pablo Casals, Sarasate, and Granados.
Olga Vinokur, pianist and Eva Leon, violinist

Newport Classical
2023-04-21 | Recital Hall at Emmanuel Church, 42 Dearborn Street, Newport, RI, United States
Recital with pianist Ilya Yakushev featuring works by J.S. Bach, Andrea Casarrubios, Lera Auerbach, Kevin Day, and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Recital with Ilya Yakushev: Culpepper, Virginia
2023-04-22
