Barber Violin Concerto with Ehnes & Heyward
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Friday , September 27 , 2024 at 8 pm Sunday , September 29 , 2024 at 3 pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Saturday , September 28 , 2024 at 8 pm
Jonathon Heyward , conductor James Ehnes , violin
James Lee III
Samuel Barber
Antonín Dvořák
Visions of Cahokia I . Cahokia ’ s Dawn II . Na Yimmi III . Chukoshkomo
Violin Concerto I . Allegro II . Andante III . Presto in moto perpetuo
James Ehnes , violin
INTERMISSION
Symphony No . 8 in G Major I . Allegro con brio II . Adagio III . Allegretto grazioso IV . Allegro , ma non troppo
This performance lasts approximately 1 hour , 45 minutes and will include a 20-minute intermission .
The appearance of James Ehnes is made possible by the major support of The Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Guest Artist Fund .
The performance of James Lee III ’ s Visions of Cahokia is supported in part by The Oscar B . and Lorraine P . Camp Fund for the Performance of New Music .
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward is one of the most exciting conductors on the international scene . He is both Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of Lincoln Center ’ s Summer Orchestra .
Jonathon ’ s guest conducting highlights in the UK include debuts and re-invitations with the London Symphony Orchestra , BBC National Orchestra of Wales , BBC Symphony , Royal Scottish National Orchestra , The Hallé in Manchester , and Scottish Chamber Orchestra . In continental Europe , Jonathon collaborates with the Castilla y León Symphony , Galicia Symphony , Danish National Symphony , Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne , Brussels Philharmonic , Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine , Tonhalle Düsseldorf , Hamburg Symphony and MDR-Leipzig Symphony .
In 2021 , Jonathon made his Wolf Trap debut conducting the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC , and in 2023 he debuted with the Chicago Symphony at the Ravinia Festival . Further USA highlights include the New York Philharmonic ; the Atlanta , Detroit , Houston , Seattle , and St Louis symphonies ; and the Minnesota Orchestra .
Born in Charleston , Jonathon trained as a cellist at the age of ten . He studied conducting at the Boston Conservatory of Music , and continued lessons with Sian Edwards at London ’ s Royal Academy of Music . Before leaving the
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