Fresno Philharmonic

Rei Hotoda has unexpectedly taken ill and will be unable to conduct this weekend’s concerts. We are delighted to have engaged Donato Cabrera , Music Director of the , to conduct the program. Rei sends her very best for a fantastic season opener and looks forward to seeing everyone for November’s concerts! ✨

Join us tonight at 7:30pm and tomorrow at 3:00pm to hear Sergei Babayan perform alongside the Fresno Philharmonic! Khachaturian, Rachmaninoff, and Toyama to kick off the season!! 🎵✨

✨CVLUX THE LEGACY ISSUE ✨ We are thrilled to be featured in September’s Legacy Issue, highlighting fantastic Central Valley culture bearers. Our ‘Sound of the Central Valley’ feature is a reflection of this amazing community we’ve called home for 70 years! Read the full issue and get your concert tickets today! 🎟️🎵

https://issuu.com/eddiemelikian/docs/cvlux_sept_2024_digital/50

✨🎵THIS MONTH! Join us September 28 & 29 for our season opener, featuring the stellar artistry of pianist Sergei Babayan alongside Rei Hotoda & the Fresno Philharmonic. With works by Khachaturian, Yūzō Toyama, and Rachmaninoff, we’re kicking off our 70th Anniversary season in style. Subscriptions & single tickets on sale now! 🎟️✨ fresnophil.org

"You can rent anything, it seems - even a perfectly pitched taxi horn." ✨🚕🎶 Thrilled and grateful to Donald Munro: The Munro Review for this insightful article covering this weekend's (nearly sold out) season finale featuring Boléro, An American in Paris, and pianist extraordinaire Joyce Yang performing the elusive Barber concerto 🔥🎹🔥. Link to the full article below, and tickets to this weekend's concert at fresnophil.org. See you at Shaghoian! 🎵✨

Rei Hotoda and the Fresno Philharmonic, along with piano favorite Joyce Yang, offer a jazzy (and virtuosic) finale to a strong season Pianist Joyce Yang joins with the orchestra to perform Barber's difficult piano concerto. | The Munro Review

Paul Vermel - the Fresno Philharmonic's second music director and conductor - was our dynamic leader for 7 seasons, spanning 1959 through 1966. In that time, he programmed boldly and took an active role in conducting the Youth Orchestra. Maestro Vermel passed away last week on February 14th, just 5 days before his 100th birthday. We are so grateful for his contributions to our wonderful Fresno community, and extend our condolences to the Vermel family. https://www.hobbsfuneralhome.com/obituary/paul-vermel

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So exciting to see our amazing Music Director Rei Hotoda representing Fresno at the Ravinia Festival!

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We hope to see you all at Mahler Here and Now, today at 3pm! Tickets are still available online (link below).

https://munroreview.com/2022/05/08/for-fresno-philharmonics-rei-hotoda-this-is-the-perfect-time-for-the-emotional-power-of-mahler/

For Fresno Philharmonic's Rei Hotoda, this is the perfect time for the emotional power of Mahler Concert preview: Conductor Rei Hotoda introduces the first in a series of Mahler concerts. | The Munro Review

We loved seeing our President and CEO Stephen Wilson on KSEE24 Central Valley Today earlier this week! If you missed it you can watch it online and get the inside scoop on our Rise Up series.

Don't forget to join us for the premier of the last episode of our Rise Up series featuring Adolphus Hailstork tomorrow February 26th at 5:30pm!

https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/cvt/the-fresno-philharmonic-streams-special-digital-series-during-black-history-month/

The Fresno Philharmonic streams special digital series during Black History Month During Black History Month, the Fresno Philharmonic highlighted Black composers with a YouTube series called Rise Up!. All month long, Rise Up! featured conversations with Fresno Philharmonic Music…

Don't forget, every Saturday this month we are premiering a new episode of our Rise Up! Series on YouTube. Tomorrow at 5:30 hear twenty-something composing powerhouse Kevin Day’s new work (loco)motion, which we performed the world premiere of in April 2021.

Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss when we post new videos!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3tTePBRPTA

"Rise Up!" with Kevin Day Twenty-something composing powerhouse Kevin Day’s new work (loco)motion received its world premiere by the Fresno Philharmonic under the direction of Rei Hot...

Tune in tomorrow at 5:30 pm for episode 2 of Rise Up featuring composer Jasmine Barnes!

Hear Rei and Jasmine talk about her music, her background in band and church music, her role as an educator, and her work Resistance which was performed by the Fresno Philharmonic conducted by Rei Hotoda in March of 2021.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccUUEUNSve8&t=795s

"Rise Up!" with Jasmine Barnes Recently commissioned by the Washington National Opera to write a piece for the Kennedy Center’s 50th anniversary celebrations, composer Jasmine Barnes is on...

We are very excited to announce Rise Up! A new special virtual series we are launching in celebration of Black History Month.
Join us on YouTube each Saturday this Month at 5:30 pm, as we feature four incredible BIPOC composers—John Wineglass, Jasmine Barnes, Kevin Day, and Adolphus Hailstork—whose works we have performed over the past year. Each video will feature an interview with Rei Hotoda and the composer and a rebroadcast of our performance of their music.

Make sure to click "set reminder" on YouTube for the live premiere of the first episode this Saturday at 5:30!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaYLNOqvm04

"Rise Up!" with John Wineglass In an ongoing commitment to supporting many of today’s most important musical voices, the Fresno Philharmonic and Rei Hotoda announce “Rise Up!” This monthlo...

Out of concern for the health and safety of our employees, audience and community, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our January 16th Masterworks Concert, New Worlds, due to the continually evolving COVID-19 Omicron variant situation.

Ticket holders will receive information on how to donate, exchange or refund their tickets for the cancelled concert.

We do not anticipate any other changes to our Winter-Spring 2022 concert schedule. Our next live concert, Enigma Variations, will take place on March 12, 2022 in the Saroyan Theatre.

Last night’s rehearsal made us more excited than ever for tonight’s Home for the Holidays concert! Tickets are still available online at https://fresnophil.org/events/home-for-the-holidays-2/

Advance ticket purchase is required, tickets will not be available at the theatre.

Our current COVID procedures for concerts can be found here https://fresnophil.org/covid-19-health-safety-update/

Tomorrow at 3 pm at Fresno State, the Jack Fortner Memorial Concert: Orpheus Ensemble Finale 2021. Celebrating over 4 decades of contemporary music by the Orpheus ensemble and the music of Jack Fortner.

https://munroreview.com/2021/11/11/concert-bids-adieu-to-jack-fortner-and-his-beloved-orpheus-chamber-ensemble/

Concert bids adieu to Jack Fortner and his beloved Orpheus Chamber Ensemble Final Orpheus Chamber Ensemble remembers founder Jack Fortner, who brought eclectic music to Fresno for 40 years

"And it really was a win of a concert, with the biggest play consisting of music director Rei Hotoda both conducting the orchestra and performing the role of one of the two daredevil keyboardists in Mozart’s iconic concerto for two pianos." - Donald Munro: The Munro Review

https://munroreview.com/2021/11/11/weekend-roundup-hotoda-and-bidini-skydive-with-mozart-plus-fresno-city-college-dance-wows-with-concert-and-keyboard-draws-audience-member-from-ukiah/

Weekend roundup: Hotoda and Bidini skydive with Mozart. Plus: Fresno City Dance wows with concert, and Keyboard draws audience member from Ukiah Hotoda and Bidini performed the Mozart concerto for two pianos for the Fresno Philharmonic. | The Munro Review

Tune in tonight at 8pm for the rebroadcast of our Serenade for Strings concert on Valley Public Radio!

https://www.kvpr.org/programs/fresno-philharmonic

Fresno Philharmonic KVPR presents the 2021-22 Fresno Philharmonic Masterworks Series Listen to the Fresno Philharmonic’s 2021-22 Masterworks concerts on KVPR. The broadcasts

We are so excited to be featuring our principle oboe Rong-Huey Liu and our concertmaster Stephanie Sant'Ambrogio in Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin this weekend!

https://munroreview.com/2021/10/08/for-rong-huey-liu-this-weekends-fresno-philharmonic-concert-puts-a-spotlight-on-her-oboe/

For Rong-Huey Liu, this weekend's Fresno Philharmonic concert puts a spotlight on her oboe Rong-Huey Liu, principal oboist for the Fresno Philharmonic, will perform Bach's Concerto for Oboe and Violin. | The Munro Review

With the return of our live in person concerts comes the return of our re-broadcasts on Valley Public Radio! Tune in tonight at 8pm to hear the our first concert of the season!

Featuring Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1, George Walker's Lyric for Strings and Mozart's Jupiter Symphony!

https://www.kvpr.org/programs/fresno-philharmonic

Fresno Philharmonic KVPR presents the 2021-22 Fresno Philharmonic Masterworks Series Listen to the Fresno Philharmonic’s 2021-22 Masterworks concerts on KVPR. The broadcasts

Here's a wonderful review from our opening weekend of live in person concerts! Our next concert in October features Bach, John Wineglass and Tchaikovsky. Tickets can be purchased on our website: https://fresnophil.org/

Concert review: Fresno Philharmonic goes live, and it's much more impressive than Memorex he setting: It’s the Fresno Philharmonic’s first live performance in 18 months, and on this Sunday afternoon at Shaghoian Hall, I know there’s no way I can be a dispassionate critic. It’ll be too much of an emotional moment for me. Once those first few […]