CLASSICAL COLLECTION The Rite of Spring( EARTH | Songs)
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7:30 pm Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 3 pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 8 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Jonathon Heyward, conductor Edouard Beyens, percussion
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward
Kaupo Kikkas
Lili Boulanger D ' un matin de printemps( Of a Spring Morning) Tan Dun
INTERMISSION
Percussion Concerto: The Tears of Nature I. Summer( for Timpani and Orchestra) II. Autumn( for Marimba and Orchestra) III. Winter( for Percussion and Orchestra)
Edouard Beyens, percussion
Igor Stravinsky Le Sacre du printemps( The Rite of Spring) Part I: The Adoration of the Earth Part II: The Sacrifice
This performance is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission.
Afterwords with Heyward | February 28 and March 1 Please remain in your seats post-concert for an Afterwords with Heyward conversation from the stage with an audience Q & A.
Performances of Tan Dun ' s The Tears of Nature are supported in part by The Dana John Schwartz Percussion Fund.
Principal Percussionist Edouard Beyens is generously sponsored by Sandi Levi Gerstung.
The Wagner Tuben used in this program are a gift from Beth Green Pierce in memory of her father, Elwood I. Green.
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 Kendall’ s Knife of Dawn. He has also conducted
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