CLASSICAL COLLECTION
Symphonie Fantastique( Tales of Poe)
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Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8 pm
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Jonathon Heyward, conductor Francesca Dego, violin
Mark Simpson Israfel( U. S. Premiere)
Sergei Prokofiev |
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, op. 63 |
I. |
Allegro moderato |
II. |
Andante assai |
III. Allegro, ben marcato |
INTERMISSION
Francesca Dego, violin
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 I. Reveries and Passions:
Largo- Allegro agitato e appassionato assai II. A Ball: Waltz; Allegro non troppo III. In the Country: Adagio IV. March to the Scaffold: Allegretto non troppo V. Dream of the Witches ' Sabbath: Larghetto- Allegro
This performance is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes and includes a 20 minute intermission.
The BSO ' s performances of Mark Simpson’ s Israfel 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 today. He is Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center. Jonathon previously completed a four-year tenure as Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie.
Recent and future guest conducting highlights in the United Kingdom include debuts and re-invitations with the London Philharmonic, London Symphony, BBC Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Academy of Music, and Scottish Chamber Orchestra. In continental Europe, Jonathon recently made distinguished debuts with NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester and Danish National Symphony. Other guest conducting highlights include collaborations with the Castilla y León Symphony, Galicia Symphony and Brussels Philharmonic.
In high demand in the U. S., and in addition to his Music Director positions, Jonathon conducts prominent orchestras such as the New York Philharmonic, the Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Seattle, Dallas, and St Louis symphonies, the Minnesota Orchestra, NSO Washington, and Chicago Symphony at Ravinia Festival.
Jonathon made his Royal Opera House debut with Hannah
Laura Thiesbrummel
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