Artistic Highlights
In May , next generation talent took centerstage as Jonathon Heyward conducted scores by two rising stars in their twenties . Crowds at the Meyerhoff and Strathmore went wild for the American virtuoso Xavier Foley , who was the featured soloist in his own commission Soul Bass , using the overlooked double bass as a conduit for joy and justice .
BY THE NUMBERS
6
INCLUDING
COMMISSIONS , CO-COMMISSIONS , AND / OR PREMIERES
8 | BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
84
GUEST ARTISTS OR CONDUCTORS ;
OF WHICH MADE
46 THEIR BSO DEBUT
45 % BIPOC & 29 % WOMEN
226 EVENTS
:
15 COMMUNITY-BASED CONCERTS & 89 LIVESTREAMS OR ON-DEMAND CONCERTS ON BSO OFFSTAGE