"When Conservatory Conductor Thomas Loewenheim led the Chamber Orchestra in the largest and longest work of the concert, a transcription of Grieg’s String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Opus 27, he unleashed a sleeping giant."
Judith Reynolds
The Durango Herald

Thomas Loewenheim maintains an international career that combines cello performance, conducting, and teaching. He has toured North America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East, performing as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician.

 

A devoted educator, Loewenheim is frequently invited to present master classes both nationally and internationally. He is Professor of Cello and Director of Orchestras at California State University, Fresno, Music Director and conductor of the Youth Orchestras of Fresno, and founding Artistic Director of the FOOSA Festival/Fresno Summer Orchestra Academy.

Thomas Loewenheim maintains an international career that combines cello performance, conducting, and teaching. He has toured North America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East, performing as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician.

 

A devoted educator, Loewenheim is frequently invited to present master classes both nationally and internationally. He is Professor of Cello and Director of Orchestras at California State University, Fresno, Music Director and conductor of the Youth Orchestras of Fresno, and founding Artistic Director of the FOOSA Festival/Fresno Summer Orchestra Academy.

June 15-29, 2025

FOOSA – Fresno Orchestra Summer Academy
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Fresno, CA, USA

October 12, 2025

LE SALON DE MUSIQUES

Topelli Piano Trio with guest Nicholaus Yee

Limor Toren-Immerman, violin
Nicholaus Yee, viola
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Peter Klimo, piano

Program:
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Quartet No.3 in C Major, Wo0 36
Felix Mendelssohn, Piano Quartet No.2 in F Minor, Op. 2
Arthur Foote, Piano Quartet No.1, in C Major Op. 23

LA JOLLA, CA 92037

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October 30 – November 2, 2025

CELLO FRESNO – INTERNATIONAL CELLO FESTIVAL

Artistic Directors:
Thomas Loewenheim, Fresno State
Emilio Colón, Indiana University
Cara Elise Colón, American Cello Institute

Featured Guest Artist:
Bion Tsang, University of Texas, Austin

Guest Artists:
Thomas Landschoot, Arizona State University
Jonathan Ruck, University of Oklahoma

Fresno State School of Music
Fresno, CA, USA

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December 6, 2025

Fresno State Symphony Orchestra

A London Symphony

Thomas Loewenheim, conductor

Program:
Ludvig van Beethoven, Leonore Overture No. 3
Antonín Dvořák, Scherzo capriccioso, Op. 66 (B. 131)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Symphony No. 2 – A London Symphony

Fresno State School of Music Concert Hall
Fresno, CA, USA

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