Beethoven ’ s Fifth Symphony & Augustin Hadelich
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Thursday , March 6 , 2025 at 7:30 pm Friday , March 7 , 2025 at 8 pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Saturday , March 8 , 2025 at 8 pm
Jonathon Heyward , conductor Augustin Hadelich , violin
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward
Laura Thiesbrummel
Alban Berg
INTERMISSION Bohuslav Martinů Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto I . Andante - Allegretto II . Allegro - Adagio
Augustin Hadelich , violin
Memorial to Lidice
Symphony No . 5 in C Minor I . Allegro con brio II . Andante con moto III . Allegro IV . Allegro
This performance is approximately 1 hour , 30 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission .
Stay after the concert on March 7 at the Meyerhoff and March 8 at Strathmore for AfterWords with Heyward to get unique insight on the evening ' s performance from the Music Director himself !
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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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