CLASSICAL COLLECTION Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Heyward
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 8 pm * Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 3 pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 8 pm *
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Jonathon Heyward, conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward
Kaupo Kikkas
Jonathan Leshnoff Ernest Bloch
INTERMISSION
Amal Gochenour, piccolo
Starburst
Schelomo, Hebraic Rhapsody Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 |
I. |
Andante- Allegro con anima |
II. |
Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza |
III. |
Valse: Allegro moderato |
IV. Finale: Andante maestoso- Allegro vivace |
This performance is approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission
* After the final notes, stay for AfterWords, a Q & A with Heyward that continues the dialogue and deepens your connection to the music.
The appearances of Music Director Jonathon Heyward and cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason are supported in part by the Alvin and Fanny B. Thalheimer Guest Artist Fund.
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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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