"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

May 25, 2025

Youth Orchestras of Fresno
¡Arriba! Gala Finale

Thomas Loewenheim, conductor

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1812 Overture
Juan Pablo Contreras, Sinfonia No. 1 “MyGreat Dream”
Hector Berlioz, Sinfonie fantastique

Fresno, CA, USA

May 3, 2025

Fresno State Symphony Orchestra

The Spotlight on the Students

Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Nathan Sobieralski, trumpet
Jonathan Lee, cello

Alexander Gooch, Falling Sky
Franz Joseph Haydn, Trumpet Concerto
Edouard Lalo, Cello Concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Francesca da Rimini

Fresno, CA, USA

March 22, 2025

Fresno State Symphony Orchestra

Violin and Viola Festival

Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Cho-Liang Lin, violin
Hartmut Rohde, Viola

Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Fantasie for Viola and Orchestra
Max Bruch, Romanze for Viola and Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto
Eric Zeisl, Uranium 235

Fresno, CA, USA