MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Music & the Arts

Beauty Unbound by History: Cellist Tommy Mesa Explores the Many Voices of His 1767 Gagliano

Cellist Tommy Mesa; photo: Francesca Sacco

From The Strad:

The enigmatic-looking album title 17(67) pairs a fragment of internet slang with the year in which Tommy Mesa’s Nicolò Gagliano cello was made. Recorded with pianist Yoon Lee, the album places that rare instrument in dialogue with music shaped by different eras, traditions and cultural contexts.
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