Brahms Symphony No. 1 with Heyward
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 8 pm
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 7 pm * Sunday, May 4, 2025 at 3 pm
Jonathon Heyward, conductor Joshua Roman, cello
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward
Laura Thiesbrummel
Edward Elgar James Lee III
INTERMISSION Johannes Brahms
Froissart
Renewed Mind, Concerto for Cello and Orchestra( world premiere, BSO commission) I. From the heart ' s depth... II. Screen Impacts III. Soulful Crucible IV. Renewal
Joshua Roman, cello
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor I Un poco sostenuto- Allegro II. Andante sostenuto III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso IV. Adagio- Più andante- Allegro non troppo, ma con brio
This performance is approximately 2 hours and includes a 20-minute intermission.
* The performance on Saturday, May 3 at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall is part of our Casual Conversations series. The program will begin early, have no intermission, and feature a series of on-stage conversations between Music Director Jonathon Heyward, soloist Joshua Roman, Composer in Residence James Lee III, and WYPR Midday host Tom Hall, bringing you closer to the music and the musicians who bring it to life.
The commissioning and premiere of BSO Composer in Residence James Lee III ' s Cello Concerto is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, and The Solomon and Elaine Snyder Fund for New Music.
The appearance of Cellist Joshua Roman is made possible in part by the Peggy and Yale Gordon Trust.
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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