Thea Mesirow

Biography

Thea Mesirow is an NYC-based cellist and educator. An enthusiastic freelancer, Thea has performed in several off-Broadway productions, recorded for film and television, and played at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Roulette Intermedium, and Lincoln Center. A passionate chamber musician she is a founding member of Quartet121 and one-half of Berrow Duo. Quartet121, “a magnet for world premieres” (New York Music Daily) is supported by the Alice M. Ditson Fund. Hailed as “hypnotic” and “engaging” by Cleveland Classical, Berrow Duo has been presented by Metropolis Ensemble and the 2018 NYU Music Conference, among others. She teaches with the Washington Heights Community Conservatory, holds a private studio, and is Artist-in-Residence with Hunter College Symphony. Thea holds a master’s from Manhattan School of Music where she studied with Fred Sherry, and recently completed an Artist Diploma at NYU where she studied with Marion Feldman.