In the News

Televised Performance
Below are two links to YouTube video clips of Tessa's televised appearance on PBS' "From the Top - Live from Carnegie Hall".

View Clip: External link to YouTube video of Tessa appearing on the PBS televised program "From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall" - Claude Debussy, solo

View Clip: External link to YouTube video of Tessa appearing on the PBS televised program "From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall" - Dvorak's "Dumky" Trio

The Kissing Cellist Strikes Again!
Her name is Tessa Seymour and she's been seen kissing famous musicians whereever she goes. Rumor has it that Tessa has kissed Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, and Christopher O'Riley. Still not convinced? Click here to see the proof!

The Chamber Mades
Tessa recently appeared in an article titled, "The Hot Twenty Under Forty" in San Francisco's 7X7 magazine. Read the article online.

Tessa performs for the Dalai Lama at Bill Graham's Civic Center Auditorium in front of 5,600 people. Click here to read the article. (Translation at bottom of article).

Reviews & Articles

"Teen Strings" - Online article from "Teen Strings" Magazine's "Whats Up!" section featuring The Luna Trio.
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Teen Strings
Issue Jan/Feb 2008, No. 9

"I was taken by the delicacy of the girl" - Online article (PDF) from The Y.E.S. Foundation for the Arts newsletter.
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By Larry Bedini
Issue Nov/Dec 2007, Vol. 1, No. 3

"Sweet Joy of Youth" - Online article from San Francisco Classical Voice featuring Tessa .
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By Heuwell Tircuit
San Francisco Classical Voice
Published November 10, 2007

"Sandwiching the Heavy (Again)" - Online review of San Francisco Youth Symphony's concert on November 11, 2007, featuring Tessa as soloist.
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By Stephen Smoliar
The Rehearsal Studio
Published November 12, 2007

"Tessa in the Afternoon" - Online article from San Francisco Classical Voice featuring Tessa.
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By Janos Gereben
San Francisco Classical Voice
Published November 6, 2007

Tessa performs "Carnival Boldly" at a farewell concert for the San Francisco Conservatory.
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"Noshtalgia" for Pastrami - Tessa joins the Maven's Club at Saul's in Berkeley for some local cuisine.
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By L. John Harris
The Monthly
Published February 2007

"13-year-old cellist duets with teacher in festival closer"
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By Glenn Pillsbury
The Recorder
Published Thursday, January 25, 2007

"The Luna Trio swaggered through a movement from Dvorak's "Dumky" Trio with bracing confidence!"
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By Steven Winn
San Francisco Chronicle
Published Monday, February 6, 2006

"Her name is Tessa Seymour, and she's eleven years old, and if she isn't famous within the next decade, there's no justice in the world."
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By Michelle Dulak Thomson
San Francisco Classical Voice.
Published Sunday, June 5, 2005

"A real bright light...Tessa Seymour's mere presence demands attention."
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By Tara Cuslidge
Record Staff Writer
RecordNet.com
Published Thursday, January 27, 2005

"Seymour is already a seasoned pro at the age of … twelve"
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By Marianne Lucchesi Hamilton
"Modesto Acquires Fine Wine Habit for Habitat"
Taste California Travel

"Award Winning Students"
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By the California String Teachers Association