Five things to know about Jonathon Heyward, the BSO’s newly appointed music director By Mary Carole McCauley Jonathon Heyward, who will take the top baton as music director at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in the fall of 2023, is a charismatic 29-year-old with...
Baltimore Symphony’s New Conductor Breaks a Racial Barrier Jonathon Heyward is the first person of color to be the orchestra’s music director in its 106-year history. Read the article in full (behind pay wall)
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra names Jonathon Heyward music director The 29-year-old rising star becomes the first person of color to lead the 106-year-old orchestra By Michael Andor Brodeur The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra announced on Thursday its appointment of...
Jonathon Heyward named BSO music director, replacing Marin Alsop and becoming only Black conductor to helm major U.S. symphony orchestra Jonathon Heyward, the 29-year-old classical music phenom whose skill on the conductor’s podium has generated international...
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) announces the appointment of 29-year-old, American-born conductor Jonathon Heyward as Music Director, the holder of the Harvey M. and Lyn P. Meyerhoff Chair. Heyward’s five-year contract begins in the 2023-24 season. He will...
