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.
March 7, 2026
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra
Violin and Viola Festival
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Giora Schmidt, violin
Che-Yen Chen, viola
Program:
William Walton, Viola Concerto
Max Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Alexander Glazunov, Scènes de ballet, Op.52
Fresno State School of Music Concert Hall
Fresno, CA, USA
Fresno, CA, USA
May 2, 2026
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra
The Spotlight on the Students
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Brendan Fregoso, flute
Program:
Brandon Hatch, Paracosm (2025)
Jacques Ibert, Flute Concerto
Gustav Holst, The Planets
Fresno State School of Music Concert Hall
Fresno, CA, USA
May 31, 2026
Youth Orchestras of Fresno Philharmonic, Symphony and Chamber Orchestras
Youth Music Extravaganza
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Program:
Peter Warlock, Capriol Suite
Ferruccio Busoni, Eine Lustspielouvertüre, Op.38, BV 245
Felix Mendelssohn, The Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cove)
Mussorgsky-Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition
Respighi, Pines of Rome
Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall
Fresno, CA, USA
June 14-28, 2026
FOOSA – Fresno Orchestra Summer Academy
Jacques Ibert, Ouverture de fête
Béla Bartók, The Miraculous Mandarin
Richard Strauss, An Alpine Symphony (Eine Alpensinfonie), Op. 64
Fresno & Los Angeles, CA, USA
