James Messeas

James Messeas (1880[1] or 1881[2] – 1955[2]) was a Dutch cellist, member of Verbrugghen String Quartet.

[1] His parents were Spanish,[1] the father being the principal double bass in the Paleis voor Volksvlijt Orchestra (Amsterdam).

[1] In 1890, after studying the cello for only 12 months, he made a public recital of Julius Klengel's Concertino No.

[1] He soon joined Henri Verbrugghen's String quartet and became the principal cellist of the Harrogate Symphony Orchestra.

[1] In summer of 1918 he was the first cellist to give a performance of the complete cycle of Beethoven and Mendelssohn cello sonatas in Sydney (with Myrtle Meggy at the piano).