Tommy Mesa & Olga Kern
Saturday, October 17, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Historic Dumbarton Church
3133 Dumbarton St NW
Georgetown
Dynamic, award-winning duo perform
iconic works for piano and cello
We open our 49th season with a varied evening of American and European works celebrating the classic partnership of the cello and piano. These elegant works are delivered brilliantly in the hands of Tommy Mesa and Olga Kern, both stars in their own right. Dr. Mesa, a 2025 Avery Fisher Career Grant winner and frequent major orchestral soloist, joins with the incomparable Ms. Kern, who gained international prominence as a past winner of the renowned Van Cliburn Competition, to form a powerful and charismatic duo. Sonatas by Beethoven, Debussy, and Barber are accompanied by shorter pieces by 20th and 21st-century composers, a nod to both performers’ commitment to new music. Help us kick off our “season of the cello”!
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5
Claude Debussy Sonata in D Minor, L. 135
Andrea Casarrubios 24 Mozas
Adolphus Hailstork Elegy
Samuel Barber Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6
Nadia Boulanger Trois Pièces
Aaron Copland Waltz & Celebration from “Billy the Kid”
