Schedule
July 2021
June 2021
March 2020
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, California State University, Fresno
Carmina Burana
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Carl Orff, Carmina Burana
Fresno, CA, USA
February 2020
Youth Orchestras of Fresno
Love Conquers All
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Alexander Han, violin
Benjamin Pegram, violin
Johann Sebastian Bach, Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Ludwig van Beethoven, Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Suite from the Ballet Swan Lake, Op. 20a
Fresno, CA, USA
December 2019 – January 2020
Fresno Opera and Orchestra Summer Academy
China Tour
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Johann Strauss Jr., Die Fledermaus Overture, Op. 367
Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Suite from the Ballet Swan Lake, Op. 20a
Johann Strauss Jr., Unter Donner und Blitz, Op. 324
Johann Strauss, Radetzky March, Op. 228
Johann Strauss Jr., An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
Li Huen Zhi, Spring Festival Overture
Shanghai, Guangzhou, Foshan, China
December 2019
Youth Orchestras of Fresno: Philharmonic, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras
Holiday Spectacular
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Petite Suite de Concert, Op.77
Edvard Grieg, Norwegian Dances, Op. 35
Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Johann Strauss Jr., An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314
Li Huen Zhi, Spring Festival Overture
Fresno, CA, USA
December 2019
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, California State University, Fresno
Winter Celebration
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Johann Strauss Jr., Die Fledermaus Overture, Op. 367
Jean Françaix, Clarinet Concerto (1968)
Aleksandr Glazunov, Scènes de ballet, Op.52
Johann Strauss Jr., Unter Donner und Blitz, Op.324
Johann Strauss, Radetzky March, Op. 228
Fresno, CA, USA
November 2019
Youth Orchestras of Fresno: Philharmonic, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras
CELLO ǀ FRESNO
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cello
Carl Maria von Weber, Adagio und Rondo, J.115 (arr. Piatigorsky/Loewenheim)
Antonín Dvořák, Rondo in G minor, Op. 94
Ernest Bloch, Schelomo – Hebraic Rhapsody for Violoncello and Orchestra
Fresno, CA, USA
November 2019
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, California State University, Fresno
CELLO ǀ FRESNO
Thomas Loewenheim, cellist and conductor
Cara Colón, cello
Emilio Colón, cello
Bongshin Ko, cello
Thomas Landschoot, cello
Jonathan Ruch, cello
Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cello
Ka-Wai Yu, cello
Carl Davidoff, Suite of Orchestra
David Popper, No. 2 “Gnomentanz” & No. 5 “Herbstblume” from Im Walde, Op. 50
Ernest Bloch, No. 1 “Prayer” from Jewish Life
Antonín Dvořák, Silent Woods (Klid), B. 182
David Popper, Fantasy on Little Russian Songs, Op. 43
Robert Schumann, Adagio and Allegro, Op.70
Alfred Wong, Night Poem III
David Popper, Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
Fresno, CA, USA
November 2019
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, California State University, Fresno
Violin & Viola Festival
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Martin Beaver, violin
Che-Yen Chen, viola
Grieg, In Autumn, Op. 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, K. 364
Igor Stravinsky, Firebird Suite (1919)
Fresno, CA, USA
October 2019
Fresno State Violin and Viola Festival
Gala Concert
Martin Beaver, violin
Limor Toren-Immerman, violin
Che-Yen Chen, viola
Michael Chang, viola
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Kelvin Diaz-Inoa, cello
Beethoven, String Quintet in C major, Op. 29 “Storm”
Brahms, String Sextet No. 1 in B♭ major, Op. 18
Fresno, CA, USA
July 2019
Unbound Chamber Music Festival
Emilio Cólon, cello
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Brian Schuldt, cello
Cara Cólon, cello
SAM Students
SAM Chamber Orchestra
Gustav Mahler, Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 (arr. Emilio Cólon)
Johann Strauss Jr., Pizzicato Polka (arr. Emilio Cólon)
Leroy Andreson, The Typewriter (arr. Emilio Cólon)
Alexander Borodin, String Quartet No. 2 in D major for Chamber Orchestra
Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA
July 2019
Unbound Chamber Music Festival
Rebecca Hang, violin
Theodore Kuchar, viola
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
James Winn, piano
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Piano Quartet No. 3 in B minor, Op. 3
Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA
July 2019
Unbound Chamber Music Festival
Rebecca Hang, violin
Lisa Ho, violin
Theodore Kuchar, viola
Emilio Cólon, cello
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Antonio Bazzini, String Quintet in A major
Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA
June 2019
Fresno Opera and Orchestra Summer Academy (FOOSA)
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Hanna Zhdan, violin
Felix Mendelssohn, String Symphony No. 2 in D major
Jacob Gade, Jalousie Tango Tsigane
Richard Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30
Julius Conus, Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60
Fresno, CA, USA
June 2019
Fresno Opera and Orchestra Summer Academy
Limor Toren-Immerman, violin
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Hatem Nadim, piano
Franz Schubert, Piano Trio in B-flat major, D.898, Andante un poco mosso
Fresno, CA, USA
May 2019
Youth Orchestras of Fresno: Philharmonic, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras
Youth Music Extravaganza
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Richard Lin, violin
George Gershwin, Cuban Overture
Juan Pablo Contreras, Mariachitlán
Aram Khachaturian, Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 46
Alberto Ginastera, Four Dances from Estancia op. 8a
Fresno, CA, USA
May 2019
Youth Orchestras of Fresno Symphony Orchestra
Joy Spring
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Vincenzo Bellini, Norma Overture
Alexander Glazunov, Moyen-Age Suite (Suite from the Middle Ages)
Bernstein-Müller: Highlights from West Side Story
Fresno, CA, USA
May 2019
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, California State University, Fresno
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Emma Hill, cello
Richard Wagner, Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Dmitri Shostakovich, Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
Maurice Duruflé: Requiem Op. 9, (preparation of orchestra)
Fresno, CA, USA
March 2019
University of North Dakota Cello Festival
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Nariaki Sugioure, piano
Simona Barbu, violin
Kara Hatten, cello
David Popper, Concert Poloniase No. 1, Op. 14
David Popper, Tarantella, Op. 33
David Popper, Hungarian Rhapsody, Op. 68
George Friederich Handel, Sonata for Two Cellos and Piano, Op. 2, No. 8
David Popper, Requiem, Op. 66
Grand Forks, ND, USA
March 2019
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, California State University, Fresno
Madama Butterfly
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Maria Briggs, soprano
Johnathan Yarrington, tenor
Tiffanie Trujillo, soprano
Lim Forgey, bariton
Giacomo Puccini, Madama Butterfly
Fresno, CA, USA
February 2019
California All State Music Educators Conference (CASMEC)
String Honor Orchestra
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Hugo Wolf, Italian Serenade
Dmitri Shostakovich, Chamber Symphony for Strings in C Minor, Op. 110a (arr. Barshai)
Astor Piazzolla, La Muerte del Angel (arr. Colón)
Modesto, CA, USA
February 2019
Youth Orchestras of Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra
Love Conquers All
Thomas Loewenheim, condcutor
Scott Piper, Tenor
Maria Briggs, soprano
Gioachino Rossini, Overture from The Barber of Seville
Gioachino Rossini, “Largo Al factotum” from The Barber of Seville
Eduardo di Capua, “O sole mio”
Pietro Mascagni, Cavalleria rusticana: Prelude and Siciliana & Intermezzo
Ruggero Leoncavallo, “Vesti la giubba” & Intermezzo from Pagliacci
Giuseppe Verdi, “Già nella notte densa” from Otello
Alfredo Casella, Italia, Op. 11
Giacomo Puccini, “Viene la sera” & “Un bel dì, vedremo” from Madama Butterfly
Giacomo Puccini, “Nessun dorma” from Turandot
Fresno, CA, USA
February 2019
Fresno State Violin and Viola Festival
Gala Concert
Sergiu Schwartz, violin
Limor Toren-Immerman, violin
Steven Tenenbom, viola
Michael Chang, viola
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Johannes Brahms, String Quintet No. 2 in G major, Op. 111
Fresno, CA, USA
January 2019
Tulare-Kings County Honor Orchestra
High School Honor Orchestra
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Adagio and Fugue, K. 546
Gary Gilroy, With Quiet Reflections
Franz Schubert, Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703 (arr. Thomas Loewenheim)
Jacob Gade, Jalousie Tango Tsigane
Modesto, CA, USA
January 2019
Fresno State Department of Music Gala Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven, String Quartet in F minor Op.95, “Serioso”
Edward Elgar, Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op.20
Carl Nielsen, Suite for String Orchestra, Op. 1
Hugo Wolf, Italian Serenade
Fresno, CA, USA
December 2018
Youth Orchestras of Fresno: Philharmonic, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras
Mozart and Mahler
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Abduction from the Seraglio Overture, K. 384
Franz Joseph Haydn, Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hob I:100 “Military”
Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 1 in D major, “Titan”
Fresno, CA, USA
December 2018
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, California State University, Fresno
From the Heart of Russia
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Alexander Glazunov, Carnival Overture, Op. 45
Igor Stravinsky, Symphony No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Fresno, CA, USA
November 2018
CELLO ǀ FRESNO
International Cello Festival
Emilio Cólon, cello
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Cara Cólon, cello
Festival Participants
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Pezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62
David Popper, Suite for Two Cellos, Op. 16
Alexander Tansman, Deux mouvements pour quatuor de violoncelles
Gioachino Rossini, Marriage of Figaro Overture (arr. Emilio Cólon)
Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas brasileiras No.1, W. 246
Fritz Kreisler, Liebeslied & Liebesfreud (arr. Emilio Cólon)
Fresno, CA, USA
October 2018
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, California State University, Fresno
Timeless Beauty
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven, Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Robert Schumann, Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Antonín Dvořák, Symphony No. 8 in G minor, Op. 88
Fresno, CA, USA
September 2018
Dixie State University Cello Festival
Ka-Wai Yu, conductor
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Max Bruch, Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Pezzo Capriccioso, Op. 62
St. George, UT, USA
September 2018
Dixie State University Cello Festival
Fresno State Cello Ensemble
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Marriage of Figaro Overture (arr. Douglas Moore)
Rudolf Matz, Cello Quartet in D minor
Astor Piazzolla, La Muerte del Angel (arr. Emilio Cólon)
St. George, UT, USA
June 2018
Fresno Opera and Orchestra Summer Academy (FOOSA)
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59
Alfredo Casella, Symphony No.2, Op.12 (1909)
Fresno, CA, USA
June 2019
Fresno Opera and Orchestra Summer Academy (FOOSA)
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello
Mason Lamb Solstice
Max Bruch, Kol Nidrei, Op 47
Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Op. 59
Alfredo Casella, Symphony No.2, Op.12 (1909)
Los Angeles, CA, USA
May 2018
Youth Orchestras of Fresno: Philharmonic, Symphony, and Chamber Orchestras
Youth Extravaganza
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano
Dmitri Shostakovich, Festival Overture, Op. 96
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.2, Op.18
Alexander Glazunov, Stenka Razin, Op. 13
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, 1812 Overture, Op.49
Fresno, CA, USA
May 2018
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, California State University, Fresno
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Jeremy Denk, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73
Sergei Prokofiev, Symphony No. 5, Op. 100
Fresno, CA, USA
April 2018
Youth Orchestras of Fresno Symphony Orchestra
Spring Fling
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Alexander Glazunov, Concert Waltz No. 1, Op. 47
Edward Elgar, Three Bavarian Dances, Op. 27
Johann Strauss, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325
Fresno, CA, USA
March 2018
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Honor Orchestra
Stairway of the Stars
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Leonard Bernstein, Overture to West Side Story
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 1, Op. 68
Astor Piazzolla, Tangazo
Santa Monica, CA, USA
March 2018
Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, California State University, Fresno
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Mason Lamb & Matthew Wheeler, Thoreau’s Walden Woods
Alexander Glazunov, Symphony No. 5, Op. 55
Fresno, CA, USA
February 2018
University of Oklahoma School of Music
Cello Master Class
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Norman, OK, USA
February 2018
Youth Orchestras of Fresno: Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras
Love Conquers All
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Erika Raum, violin
Mikhail Glinka, Ruslan and Ludmila Overture
Felix Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64
Aram Khachaturian, Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 1
Fresno, CA, USA
February 2018
Fifth Annual Fresno State Violin and Viola Festival
Erika Raum, violin
Limor Toren-Immerman, violin
Michael Chang, viola
Matthew Smoke, viola
Thomas Loewenheim, cello
Felix Mendelssohn, String Quintet No.2, Op.87
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento, K. 136
Franz Schubert, Quartettsazt, D. 703
Fresno, CA, USA
January 2018
Stanislaus County Music Educators Association
High School Honor Orchestra
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Jean Sibelius, Andante Festivo
Edward Elgar, Serenade for String Orchestra, Op.20
Franz Schubert, Quartet No. 12 in C minor
Modesto, CA, USA
January 2018
Fresno State Faculty Gala Orchestra
Thomas Loewenheim, conductor
Antonín Dvořák, Carnival Overture, Op.92
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Cosi fan tutte – Sextet
Kenneth Froelich, Jefferson Rising
Reinhold Glière, The Red Poppy Suite, Op. 70
Fresno, CA, USA