Cello Fresno

Cello Fresno provides training and performance opportunities for beginning - advanced students

The 2021 Cello Fresno International Cello Festival will take place October 29-31 on the campus of California State University, Fresno. Cello Fresno provides advanced training and performance opportunities for advanced student and young professional cellists. Led by a faculty of world-renowned musicians, the four-day festival features master classes, clinics, solo competitions, and several concert

10/30/2025

First day of rehearsals for the 2025 Cello Fresno Festival with the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra!

PC Jose Quiñones

09/17/2025

2025 CELLO│FRESNO
International Cello Festival

October 30 - November 2, 2025

School of Music
California State University, Fresno

Artistic Directors:
Thomas Loewenheim
California State University, Fresno

Emilio Colón
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

Cara Elise Colón
American Cello Institute

Featured Guest Artist:
Bion Tsang
Butler School of Music at The University of Texas at Austin

Guest Artists:
Thomas Landschoot
Arizona State University

Jonathan Ruck
University of Oklahoma

https://www.youthorchestrasfresno.org/cello-fest-fresno

CONCERTS:

CONCERTO COMPETITION
Friday, October 31, 2025 @ 6:00 p. m.
School of Music Concert Hall
Free and open to the public

CELLO MANIA CONCERT
featuring the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, November 1, 2025 @ 7:30 p. m.
School of Music Concert Hall

Works for cello and orchestra by Dvořák, Enescu, Respighi, Rubinstein, and Tchaikovsky featuring the faculty of the Cello│Fresno Festival and Debussy’s La mer.

Tickets are $25 for general; $20 for employees, seniors, military/veterans,
$15 for non-Fresno State Students, and free for Fresno State students with ID.

https://www.ticketsource.com/california-state-university-fresno

CLOSING GALA CONCERT
featuring the Youth Orchestras of Fresno
Sunday, November 2, 2025 @ 3:00 p. m.
School of Music Concert Hall

Featuring the two cello ensembles conducted by Cara and Emilio Colón, and the Youth Orchestras of Fresno with the Concerto Competition winners performing works by Davidoff and Popper, Bion Tsang and Emilio Colón performing works by Dvořák, Strauss and Tchaikovsky and Rossini’s William Tell Overture conducted by Thomas Loewneheim.

Tickets are $25 for general; $20 for employees, seniors, military/veterans,
$15 for non-Fresno State Students, and free for Fresno State students with ID.

https://www.ticketsource.com/california-state-university-fresno