CLASSICAL COLLECTION
Symphonic Poetry: Magic, Fire & Light
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 7:30 pm Saturday, November 8, 2025 at 8 pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 3 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Jonathon Heyward, conductor George Li, piano University of Maryland Concert Choir
Jason Max Ferdinand, director Luke Kritzeck, color organ
Paul Dukas Maurice Ravel
INTERMISSION
Modest Mussorgsky( orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)
The Sorcerer ' s Apprentice
Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé Lever du jour Pantomime Danse générale
University of Maryland Concert Choir
A Night on Bald Mountain
Alexander Scriabin Prometheus, The Poem Of Fire, Op. 60( Symphony No. 5)
George Li, piano University Of Maryland Concert Choir Luke Kritzeck, color organ
This performance is approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission.
The appearance of pianist George Li is made possible by the Ruth Blaustein Rosenberg Guest Artist Fund.
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 Kendall’ s
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