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...
This week, Jonathon Heyward makes his long-awaited debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra on the 14-17 July. The programme features Mendelssohn’s Fair Melusina Overture, Rossini’s Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (featuring DSO Acting Principal bassoonist Michael...
Conductor Jonathon Heyward has been awarded the “Young Talent Award” by the 2020/21 UK Critics’ Circles Music Awards for triumphantly overcoming the hardships and challenges of the last two years and making significant breakthroughs in his career. Guy Rickards...
Jonathon Heyward kicks off his US tour on the East Coast with three concerts at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra this weekend on the 11, 12 and 13 March. Hannah Kendall’s The Spark Catchers opens the program, followed by a dramatic performance of Beethoven’s Third...
The sensational conductor Jonathon Heyward has made his Scottish Debut with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, leading the Myths & Legends programme on 9 December (Edinburgh), 10 December (Glasgow) and 11 December (Aberdeen). The concerts featured Ravel’s Ma Mère...
Rising star conductor Jonathon Heyward has earned rapturous acclaim for his BBC Proms debut on 7 August. Leading the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and violinist Nicola Benedetti, “the ensemble marshalled by [Heyward] was ultra-taut throughout, gutsy solo...
