Guest Artist – Page 3 – Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Tom Borrow

Born in Tel Aviv in 2000, Tom Borrow began studying piano at age five. A protégé of Murray Perahia, Tom has performed as soloist with all the major orchestras of his native country.

Tommy Mesa

Cuban-American cellist Dr. Tommy Mesa has established himself as one of the most charismatic and engaging performers of his generation.

American soprano Jacquelyn Wagner studied in New York and Michigan. She began her career as a scholarship holder, then as a member of the ensemble at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. The artist now performs internationally at all major opera houses and concert venues. She has performed in roles such as Leonore in Fidelio, Elsa in Lohengrin, Contessa in Le nozze di Figaro, Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier, Agathe in FREISCHÜTZ, Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, Elettra in Idomeneo, and the title roles in Arabella, Salome, Norma and Jenufa, working with conductors such as Myung Whun. Chung, Daniele Gatti, Philippe Jordan, Josep Pons, Riccardo Muti, Fabio Luisi, Christian Thielemann and, in future, Tarmo Peltokoski and Kiril Petrenko in Zurich, at La Scala in Milan, the Semperoper in Dresden, the Hamburg State Opera, the Deutsche Oper Berlin, the Liceu in Barcelona, the Teatro Real in Madrid, in Bordeaux, Amsterdam, the Opéra de Paris Bastille, the Zurich Opera House and the Bavarian State Opera, as well as at the Salzburg Easter Festival, the Festival d’Aix en Provence and the Festival Martina Franca. Concerts regularly take the artist to London, Paris, Zurich, Brussels, Hamburg, Tokyo, Copenhagen, Hong Kong and to the Munich and Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras, among others.

Muriel Razavi

The American-Iranian violist Muriel Razavi performs internationally across diverse formations and genres of classical music. Since 2023 she holds professorships in Viola at the Mozarteum University Salzburg and the State University of Music Trossingen, and is founder and artistic director of the Leipzig-based Soundseed Festival, dedicated to contemporary works by female composers from the MENA region with an emphasis on interdisciplinary practice.

Aristo Sham

Sham first gained international recognition when he won First Prize in the Ettlingen International Piano Competition in Germany in 2006, and First Prize in the Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition in 2008. He is the First Prize Winner of the 2018 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions and in 2023, he won the Grand Prix at the Monte-Carlo Music Masters.

Kiron Atom Tellian

Austrian pianist and composer Kiron Atom Tellian has emerged as one of the most compelling young artists of his generation, praised for his poetic imagination, depth of expression, and commanding stage presence. His performances have captivated audiences across Europe, the United States, South America, and Israel, and his career continues to gain international momentum.

Josefina Maldonado

Dallas-born mezzo-soprano, Josefina Maldonado, has been critically acclaimed by The Texas
Classical Review and Theater Jones as ‘vocally superb’ with a ‘remarkably rich timbre’. Ms. Maldonado was a young artist with The Dallas Opera Outreach Program in multiple roles in 2019.

Yo-Yo Ma

Yo-Yo Ma’s multi-faceted career is testament to his belief in culture’s power to generate trust and understanding. Whether performing new or familiar works for cello, bringing communities together to explore culture’s role in society, or engaging unexpected musical forms, Yo-Yo strives to foster connections that stimulate the imagination and reinforce our humanity.

Anna Lapwood

Anna Lapwood is one of the UK’s most dynamic ambassadors for classical music. As the official organist of the Royal Albert Hall, she has broken down genre boundaries and introduced a huge new audience to the organ.

Raúl Prieto Ramírez

Raúl Prieto Ramírez is San Diego Civic Organist where he presents over 55 concerts a year – most of which entirely from memory. His career is primarily that of a concert artist with a busy schedule that takes him to major festivals and concert halls around the world.