CLASSICAL COLLECTION Rachmaninoff 3
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THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 8 pm
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 3 pm
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Jonathon Heyward, conductor Demarre McGill, flute Anthony McGill, clarinet
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward
Kaupo Kikkas
Dmitri Shostakovich Festive Overture, Op. 96 Billy Childs
INTERMISSION
Concerto for Flute and Clarinet( world premiere, BSO co-commission)
Demarre McGill, flute Anthony McGill, clarinet
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 44 I. Lento- Allegro molto- Allegro II. Adagio ma non troppo- Allegro vivace III. Allegro- Allegro vivace
This performance is approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes, and includes a 20-minute intermission.
Made possible by the major support of Eddie C. and C. Sylvia Brown.
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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