2023-2024 Season Concerts Coming Soon
2023-05-24 | CA
Concert Schedule for the 2023-2024 Season Coming Soon

Online Summer String Intensive
2023-05-26 - 2023-06-04 | CA
Cello Faculty

Jupiter Chamber Players
2023-06-19 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Good Shepard Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th Street, New York, 10023, United States
Chamber works by Vorisek, Mozart, and Dvorak.
Fei Fei, piano—
Julian Rhee, violin—
Hina Khuong-Huu, violin—
Natalie Loughran, viola—
Zhanbo Zheng, viola—
Vadim Lando, clarinet

Jupiter Chamber Players
2023-06-19 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Good Shepard Presbyterian Church, 152 West 66th Street, New York, 10023, United States
Works by Vorisek, Mozart, and Dvorak
Fei Fei, piano—
Julian Rhee, violin—
Hina Khuong-Huu, violin—
Natalie Loughran, viola—
Zhanbo Zheng, viola—
Vadim Lando, clarinet

Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
2023-06-25 - 2023-07-08 | CA

Minnesota Beethoven Festival
2023-06-25 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Saint Mary’s University, 700 Terrace Heights, Winona, Minnesota, 55987, United States
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Divided for Solo cello and orchestra (featuring Tommy Mesa)—
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Strum—

MICHAEL DUDLEY: Prayer for our Times—

VALERIE COLEMAN: Tracing Visions—

VILLA-LOBOS: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9–

RICARDO HERZ: Sísifo na Cidade Grande—

L.V. BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 9, Op. 47 (Arr. for string orchestra by Rubén Rengel)

GMCMF Faculty Concert
2023-07-04 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Dvorak: String Sextet in A major, Op. 48

Heifetz International Music Institute
2023-07-10 - 2023-07-30 | CA
Cello Faculty in the Junior Division

Celebrity Series Concert
2023-07-28 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Works TBD

Boston Landmarks Orchestra
2023-08-02 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hatch Memorial Shell in Boston, 47 David G Mugar Way, Boston, MA, 02108, United States
DVOŘÁK: Cello Concerto in B minor

St. Andrew’s Bach Society
2023-08-05 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E Adams St, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
Recital works for organ and cello with organist Greg Zelek:
JULES MASSENET: Méditation from Thaïs—J.S. BACH: Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007–J.S. BACH: Fugue in D Major, BWV 532–NADIA BOULANGER: Trois Pieces—ALFRED LEFEBURE-WELY: Boléro de Concert, Op. 166–ANDREA CASARRUBIOS: SEVEN for Solo Cello—DANIEL FICCARI: Sonata for Organ and Cello

Parish Concert Series
2023-08-06 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish, 19002 N 128th Ave, Sun City West, AZ, 85375, United States
Recital for organ and cello with organist Greg Zelek:
JULES MASSENET: Méditation from Thaïs—J.S. BACH: Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007–J.S. BACH: Fugue in D Major, BWV 532–NADIA BOULANGER: Trois Pieces—ALFRED LEFEBURE-WELY: Boléro de Concert, Op. 166–ANDREA CASARRUBIOS: SEVEN for Solo Cello—DANIEL FICCARI: Sonata for Organ and Cello

Caroga Lake Music Festival
2023-08-07 - 2023-08-13 | CA
Artist in Residence

Cooperstown Summer Music Festival
2023-08-08 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown, AZ, 13326, United States
Argentinian bandoneon master JP Jofre joins highly-acclaimed Cuban-American cellist Tommy Mesa for a program exploring the fusion of classical music and tango. Performing beloved works by Astor Piazzolla alongside original works by the Grammy-nominated Jofre, the duo will show you the future of tango in an evening of music unlike anything you have ever experienced.

Bay Chamber Music
2023-08-18 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheater, Camden, Maine, United States
REENA ESMAIL: Nediyā (viola and flute)—
BRITTEN: Phantasy Quartet, Op. 2–
JEAN-MICHEL DAMASE: Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano—
CAROLINE SHAW: Limestone and Felt (viola and cello)—
GIUSEPPE MARIA CAMBINI: Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello in G Major, Op.8 No.1— featuring artists
Livia Sohn, violin—
Kal Sugatski, viola—
Tommy Mesa, cello—
Julieta Currenton, flute—
James Austin Smith, oboe—
Jacquelin Helin, piano

Bay Chamber Recital
2023-08-20 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Tent at Camden Public Library Amphitheater, Camden, Maine, United States
Henry Kramer, piano—
Full program TBD but will include Samuel Barber’s Cello Sonata in C minor

Barge Music Recital
2023-09-01 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Barge Music, Brooklyn Bridge Blvd, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, United States
Cello and Piano Recital with Zhenni Li, pianist. Program TBD.

Waterbury Symphony Orchestra
2023-09-17 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Divided for cello and orchestra—
TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme

Organ and Cello Recital presented by QCSO
2023-09-23 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | First Presbyterian Church, 1702 Iowa St, Davenport, IA, 52803, United States
Quad City Symphony Orchestra presents “Up Close with Mesa-Zelek Duo”—an organ and cello recital.
JULES MASSENET: Méditation from Thaïs—J.S. BACH: Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007–J.S. BACH: Fugue in D Major, BWV 532–NADIA BOULANGER: Trois Pieces—ALFRED LEFEBURE-WELY: Boléro de Concert, Op. 166–ANDREA CASARRUBIOS: SEVEN for Solo Cello—DANIEL FICCARI: Sonata for Organ and Cello

Sphinx Virtuosi on Tour
2023-09-24 - 2023-10-21 | CA
After releasing their debut album on Deutsche Grammophon, the Sphinx Virtuosi contend with their biggest season yet and present works by composers of diverse backgrounds on the biggest concert stages around the world. Specific tour dates coming soon.

Quad City Symphony Orchestra
2023-10-07 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Adler Theater, 136 E 3rd St, Davenport, IA, 52801, United States
Tommy Mesa returns to the Quad Cities to perform Andrea Casarrubios’s SEVEN for solo cello, a hauntingly beautiful tribute to the pandemic’s essential workers and those who lost their lives, followed by Jessie Montgomery’s Divided for cello and orchestra, which finds beauty amid conflict and chaos.

Quad City Symphony Orchestra
2023-10-08 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Centennial Hall, 3703 7th Ave, Rock Island, IL, 61201, United States
Cellist Tommy Mesa returns to the Quad Cities to perform Andrea Casarrubios’s SEVEN for solo cello, a hauntingly beautiful tribute to the pandemic’s essential workers and those who lost their lives, followed by Jessie Montgomery’s Divided for cello and orchestra, which finds beauty amid conflict and chaos.

Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston
2023-10-29 | CA
Mischa Santora, conductor—
SAINT-SAËNS: Concerto No. 1 in A minor—JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Divided for cello and orchestra

Reading Symphony Orchestra
2023-11-04 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Santander Performing Arts Center, 136 N 6th Street, Reading, PA, 19602, United States
Andrew Constantine, conductor
DVOŘÁK: Cello Concerto in B minor

Greenwich Symphony Orchestra
2023-11-11 19:30 - 21:00, 2023-11-12 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Performing Arts Center at Greenwich High School, 10 Hillside Road, Greenwich, United States
Stuart Malina, conductor
SAINT-SAËNS: Concerto No. 1 in A minor—JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Divided for cello and orchestra

Artist Residency in Havana, Cuba
2023-11-24 08:00 - 2023-12-03 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Concert and repertoire TBD

Pelican Cove Cultural Concerts
2024-01-09 | CA
Cello and Piano Recital—Repertoire TBD

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Concert
2024-01-17 | CA
Co-curators Thomas Mesa and Melissa White bring together two entities—the Sphinx Organization and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra—to create a chamber music series that programs great music by Black and Latinx composers. This concert’s repertoire and personnel are currently TBD.

Fort Wayne Philharmonic (Matinee 2:00pm)
2024-01-20 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Andrew Constantine, conductor
JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Divided for cello and orchestra (TCHAIKOVSKY: Variations on a Rococo Theme will not be featured on the matinee concert but will be on the 7:30pm concert that evening)
