The FOOSA Festival Returns June 14-30, 2025!
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring Schoenberg: Pelleas unD Melisande
Upcoming Concerts (TBD)
All FOOSA 2025 concerts feature free admission
Check out what music critic Donald Munro had to say in his review of the FOOSA Philharmonic’s 2022 concert:
“Loewenheim is famous for picking difficult repertory for his students. He doesn’t hold back…
On the night of the concert, the orchestra sounds crisp, confident and astute. ”
Munro also spent time with two of our musicians. Take a look at his article and get a sneak peak backstage at how FOOSA works.
“It’s very, very special. I would say it’s on a world-class level of musical accomplishment.
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For YOUR GraMMY® CONSIDERATION
New! Mahler 5 on CD
The FOOSA Philharmonic releases its first recording: Mahler’s Symphony No. 5!
Videos of Past Performances
The FOOSA Phliharmonic performs Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2017.
The FOOSA Phliharmonic performs Richard Strauss’s Also sprach Zarathustra at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2019.
“A rousing evening all around. Thanks, FOOSA, for such a welcome jolt back into arts civilization.”
Past FOOSA concerts
An orchestra of over 120 musicians brings you an evening of evocative and emotional masterpieces.
Music by Karol Szymanowski and Gustav Mahler.
An orchestra of over 120 musicians brings you an evening of evocative and emotional masterpieces.
Music by Karol Szymanowski and Gustav Mahler.
FOOSA’s world-renowned faculty share their artistry in this concert featuring solo works and chamber music.
The best of our young musicians face off in the final round of the annual FOOSA Concerto Competition.
FOOSA’s 2023 Festival concludes with performances from our ensembles and student artists, including the winner of the FOOSA Concerto Competition.
An orchestra of over 120 musicians celebrates the joy of freedom and creation.
Music by Joan Tower, Alexander Scriabin, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
An orchestra of over 120 musicians celebrates the joy of freedom and creation.
Music by Joan Tower, Alexander Scriabin, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
The best of our young musicians face off in the final round of the annual FOOSA Concerto Competition.
FOOSA’s 2022 Festival concludes with performances from our ensembles and student artists, including the winner of the FOOSA Concerto Competition.
Join the FOOSA Philharmonic on this epic journey from darkness into light.
MAHLER: Symphony No. 5
RAVEL: La Valse
The best of our young musicians face off in the final round of the annual FOOSA Concerto Competition.
Two of the 20th Century’s most powerful works.
One of the world’s most famous concert halls.
STRAUSS: Also sprach Zarathustra
SHOSTAKOVICH: Leningrad Symphony
Our fantastic final FOOSA19 concert!