Columbus Symphony
2024-05-18
Kenneth Bean, conductor
Jessie Montgomery – Divided for cello and orchestra
Tchaikovsky – Variations on a Rococo Theme

Ashuelot Concerts
2024-06-07 | Stonewall Farm in Keene, NH
Piano Quartets of Schumann, Brahms, and Mahler

Cooperstown Music Fest / Caroga Arts Collective
2024-07-25 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Farmer’s Museum in Cooperstown, NY
Jessie Montgomery’s Divided for cello and orchestra

Lake Placid Sinfonietta
2024-08-03 19:30 - 20:30 | Lake Placid Center for the Arts
Tommy Mesa, cello / Stuart Malina, conductor / Saint-Saens Concerto No. 1 in A major

Ashuelot Concerts
2024-09-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Stonewall Farm in Keene, NH
Franck Andantino Quietoso, Op. 6 /
Saint-Saens Piano Quartet in B-flat, Op. 41 /
Fauré Elegy, Op. 24 /
Fauré Piano Quartet No.1 in C minor, Op. 15 /

Louisa Stonehill – Violin + Masumi Per Rostad, Viola + Thomas Mesa – Cello + Nicholas Burns – Piano

Ashuelot Concerts
2024-09-08 15:00 - 17:00 | The Park Theater – Jaffrey, NH

Barge Music
2024-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Fulton Ferry Landing – Brooklyn, NY
Tommy Mesa, cello / Ilya Yakushev, piano / Program includes Shostakovich Sonata, Boulanger 3 pieces, and more

Madison Symphony Orchestra
2024-09-20 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-09-21 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-09-22 14:30 - 16:30 | Overture Center for the Arts, 201 State Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello / John DeMain, conductor / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

Lansing Symphony Orchestra
2024-10-03 19:30 - 21:30 | Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, 750 E Shaw Ln, Lansing, MI, 48824, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello / Timothy Muffitt, conductor / Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

Glacier Symphony
2024-10-12 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-10-13 15:00 - 17:30 | Wacholz College Center, 795 Grandview Dr, Kalispell, MT, 59901, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello / John Zoltek, conductor / Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No. 1 in A major

Tucson Symphony Orchestra: 2024-2025 Artist in Residence
2024-11-02 19:30 - 21:00 | Tucson Symphony Center, 2175 N 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85705, United States
Cuban-American Cellist and Artist in Residence Tommy Mesa presents a program of cello-centric music featuring
Andrea Casarrubios: Seven for solo cello /
Caroline Shaw: Limestone and Felt /
Franz Schubert: Cello Quintet in C major

Tucson Symphony Orchestra: 2024-2025 Artist in Residence
2024-11-03 14:00 - 17:00 | Tucson Symphony Center, 2175 N 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85705, United States
Cuban-American Artist in Residence Tommy Mesa presents a program of cello-centric music featuring
Andrea Casarrubios: Seven for solo cello /
Caroline Shaw: Limestone and Felt /
Franz Schubert: Cello Quintet in C major

Delaware Symphony Orchestra
2024-11-15 19:30 - 21:30 | The Grand Opera House, 818 N King St, Wilmington, DE, 19801, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello / Filippo Ciabatti, conductor / Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 in Eb major, Op. 107

Delaware Symphony Orchestra
2024-11-17 14:30 - 17:30 | Cape Henlopen High School, 1250 Kings Hwy, Lewes, DE, 19958, United States

Cello/Organ Recital in Sun City West
2024-11-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish, 19002 N 128th Ave, Sun City West, AZ, 85375, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello; Greg Zelek, organ; Recital program of Cello/Organ works at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Sun City West, Arizona.

American Composers Orchestra @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
2024-12-06 19:30 - 21:00 | Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11217, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello; Austin Wintory, conductor; Dan Visconti, composer
American Composers Orchestra ——-
Never the same each time it is played, Journey LIVE is an interactive parable, marking an unprecedented formal exploration in which live musicians respond to the actions of video game players—in real time—on stage. In this alchemical collision of mediums, BAM teams up with cellist Tommy Mesa, composer/conductor Austin Wintory, composer Dan Visconti, American Composers Orchestra, and Ode to Joy to present an original, interactive live performance of the Grammy-nominated score of Journey, “the most beautiful game of its time” (IGN).

American Composer Orchestra @ Brooklyn Academy of Music
2024-12-07 14:30 - 16:00 | Brooklyn Academy of Music, 30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY, 11217, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello; Austin Wintory, conductor; Dan Visconti, composer;
American Composers Orchestra ——-
Never the same each time it is played, Journey LIVE is an interactive parable, marking an unprecedented formal exploration in which live musicians respond to the actions of video game players—in real time—on stage. In this alchemical collision of mediums, BAM teams up with cellist Tommy Mesa, composer/conductor Austin Wintory, composer Dan Visconti, American Composers Orchestra, and Ode to Joy to present an original, interactive live performance of the Grammy-nominated score of Journey, “the most beautiful game of its time” (IGN).

Tucson Symphony Orchestra
2024-12-13 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-12-15 14:00 - 16:00 | Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S Church Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85401, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello / Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor / Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 1 / Jessie Montgomery: Divided

Tri-County Concerts
2025-01-05 15:00 - 17:00
Tommy Mesa, cello / Ilya Yakushev, piano / program TBD

Impromptu Classical Concert in Key West
2025-01-12 16:00 - 18:00 | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401 Duval St., Key West, FL, 33040, United States
Tommy Mesa, cellist / Greg Zelek, organist

The Phillips Collection Recital
2025-01-19 | The Phillips Collection Music Room, 1600 21st St NW, Washington D.C., 20009, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello / Yoon Lee, piano / Nadia Boulanger: 3 pieces for cello and piano / Joel Friedman: Pas de Deux / Rachmaninoff: Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19

Chamber Music Pittsburgh
2025-01-20 19:30 - 21:30 | PNC Theatre, 350 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Maintage Series Recital / Tommy Mesa, cello / Michelle Cann, pianist:
Nadia Boulanger 3 Pieces for Cello and Piano /
Andrea Casarrubios Mensajes del agua /
Claude Debussy Sonata in D minor /
Kevin Day Sonata for Cello and Piano /
Nikolai Kapustin Elegy /
Dmitri Shostakovich Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40

University of Southern Mississippi
2025-01-23 19:30 - 21:30 | Marsh Auditorium, 111 Southern Drive, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406, United States
Recital works for cello and piano / Tommy Mesa, cello / Yoon Lee, piano

Schubert Club Recital
2025-01-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Saint Anthony Park United Church of Chris, 2129 Commonwealth Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55108, United States
NADIA BOULANGER
3 Pieces for Cello and Piano /
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Sonata in D Minor /
KEVIN DAY
Sonata for Cello and Piano /
ANDREA CASARRUBIOS
Mensajes del agua /
DIMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Cello Sonata in D minor, Op. 40

Lane Series at the University of Vermont
2025-01-31 19:30 - 21:30 | University of Vermont Recital Hall, 392 S. Prospect St., Burlington, VT, 05405, United States
Tommy Mesa, cello / Michelle Cann, piano / Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 / Beethoven: Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 / Rachmaninoff: Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19

The 222 Recital with JP Jofre
2025-02-07 19:30 - 21:30 | The 222, 222 Healdsburg Avenue, Healdsburg, CA, 95448, United States
Cellist Tommy Mesa returns to THE 222 this season with bandoneon player and composer JP Jofre combining their considerable talents in a special program of tango music by Astor Piazzola and transcriptions by Jofre himself, one of Argentina’s foremost composers and bandoneon players.
