Schedule

July 2021

Thomas Loewenheim / FOOSA Cello Intensive

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Fresno, CA, USA

June 2021

FOOSA Lite String Orchestra

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Thomas Loewenheim, conductor

Fresno, CA, USA

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 (FOOSA)      

Thomas Loewenheim, conductor

     Richard Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

     Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60

Los Angeles, 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