Mozart ’ s Piano Concerto No . 20 featuring Tao & Heyward
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Jonathon Heyward , conductor Conrad Tao , piano
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward
Laura Thiesbrummel
Benjamin Britten Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Piano Concerto No . 20 in D Minor , K . 466 |
I . |
Allegro |
II . |
Romanza |
III . Rondo : Allegro assai |
INTERMISSION Witold Lutosławski
Conrad Tao , piano
Concerto for Orchestra I . Intrada : Allegro maestoso II . Capriccio notturno e Arioso : Vivace III . Passacaglia , Toccata e Corale :
Andante con moto - Allegro
This performance lasts approximately 1 hour , 30 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission .
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 U . K . 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 D . C ., 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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