Fresno State Symphony Orchestra - Opening Season Concert
Fresno State Concert Hall, CA, 93740
Saturday, October 3 2026
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The Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Thomas Loewenheim, will open its 2026-2027 season with a concert featuring works by Johannes Brahms and Edward Elgar, highlighting the members of the orchestra in a challenging and exciting program on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM at the Fresno State School of Music Concert Hall.
The Academic Festival Overture by Johannes Brahms is playful, featuring a dozen popular tunes including many college songs such as “Gaudeamus igitur” and parts of the Rakoczi March. It was dedicated to the University of Breslau in gratitude for an honorary doctorate awarded Brahms by that institution in 1879. Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 was described as “the greatest symphony of modern times” by the conductor Hans Richter, who also premiered the symphony in 1908. A grand work that depicts “a wide experience of human life with a great charity (love) and a massive hope in the future,” the work enjoyed wildly enthusiastic responses from audiences and received over 100 performances during the year after its premiere. The symphony has four movements that are all connected with a broad and dignified melody that seems to proceed with ceremonial confidence and nobility, which turns at the end of the work into a victorious triumph and a final affirmation of dignity, compassion, of Elgar’s “massive hope.”
Event Requirement:
- Guests (vaccinated or unvaccinated) are highly recommended to wear a face covering.
- There are no longer any physical distancing requirements; however, attendees should do their best to maintain six feet of physical distance.
- No drinks and food are allowed.
- If guests become ill within two (2) days after the event, they must notify the event manager at [email protected].
The Fresno State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Thomas Loewenheim, will open its 2026-2027 season with a concert featuring works by Johannes Brahms and Edward Elgar, highlighting the members of the orchestra in a challenging and exciting program on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM at the Fresno State School of Music Concert Hall.
The Academic Festival Overture by Johannes Brahms is playful, featuring a dozen popular tunes including many college songs such as “Gaudeamus igitur” and parts of the Rakoczi March. It was dedicated to the University of Breslau in gratitude for an honorary doctorate awarded Brahms by that institution in 1879. Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 was described as “the greatest symphony of modern times” by the conductor Hans Richter, who also premiered the symphony in 1908. A grand work that depicts “a wide experience of human life with a great charity (love) and a massive hope in the future,” the work enjoyed wildly enthusiastic responses from audiences and received over 100 performances during the year after its premiere. The symphony has four movements that are all connected with a broad and dignified melody that seems to proceed with ceremonial confidence and nobility, which turns at the end of the work into a victorious triumph and a final affirmation of dignity, compassion, of Elgar’s “massive hope.”
