Ravel ’ s Piano Concerto in G
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Saturday , November 16 , 2024 at 8 pm
THE MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE
Sunday , November 17 , 2024 at 3 pm
Jonathon Heyward , conductor Alice Sara Ott , piano Arnold Livingston Geis , tenor Matthew Hill , tenor Edmund Milly , bass Paul Chwe Minchul An , bass
Igor Stravinsky
Maurice Ravel
INTERMISSION Béla Bartók
Renard
Arnold Livingston Geis , tenor Matthew Hill , tenor Edmund Milly , bass Paul Chwe Minchul An , bass
Piano Concerto in G |
I . |
Allegramente |
II . |
Adagio assai |
III . |
Presto |
Alice Sara Ott , piano
Concerto for Orchestra I . Introduzione : Andante non troppo
- Allegro vivace II . Giuocco delle coppie :
Allegretto scherzando III . Elegia : Andante non troppo IV . Intermezzo interrotto : Allegretto V . Finale : Pesante - Presto
This performance lasts approximately 1 hour , 40 minutes and includes a 20-minute intermission .
Jonathon Heyward
Jonathon Heyward
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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