Robin Hixon Theater, Clay & Jay Barr Education Center, Norfolk

Alexandre Da Costa, violin

Tommy Mesa, cello

Olga Kern, piano

Tuesday 7:30 PM

June 9, 2026

Date

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 7:30 PM

Location

Robin Hixon Theater, Clay & Jay Barr Education Center, Norfolk

“When I play, my instrument becomes the extension of my soul.” So says famed Canadian artist Alexandre Da Costa, renowned for his passionate violin as well as his roles as Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique du Québec and Principal Guest Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica Sinaloa de las Artes. He performs here with Cuban-American cellist Thomas “Tommy” Mesa, whose dazzling performance style is “a masterclass in virtuosic playing” (Tucson.com). Passion and fire—the perfect complement to the thrilling performance style of pianist Olga Kern.

WHRO Chamber Music Series

Olga Kern, Connie & Marc Jacobson Director of Chamber Music.

Supported in part by The City of Norfolk

Program

HAILSTORK Baroque Suite for Violin and Piano
BRAHMS Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100
HAILSTORK Elegy for Cello and Piano
BARBER Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 6
WILLIAMS Schindler’s List 3 Pieces for Violin and Piano
COPLAND Waltz and Celebration from Billy the Kid for Cello and Piano
HAILSTORK Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano