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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Extends Music Director Jonathan Heyward Through 2030-31

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The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has announced a three-year contract extension for Jonathon Heyward, Music Director and Harvey M. and Lyn P. Meyerhoff Chair. Under the new agreement, Heyward, the youngest and first Black music director in the orchestra’s 108-year history, will remain with the organization through the 2030–31 season. Heyward, who is among TIME Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders and Bloomberg’s {…}

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Jonathan Heyward Gets Major Extension, Announces Future Projects with Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center

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Jonathan Heyward, the Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director, has extended his contract with the Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center. Heyward will remain with the ensemble through the 2029 season and his title will now include “Artistic Director” in addition to “Music Director.” “I feel such a profound connection to the musicians of this Orchestra and am thrilled to be {…}

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Jonathon Heyward Joins Askonas Holt for Management

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Jonathon Heyward has joined the roster of Askonas Holt for worldwide general management. Heyward will be managed at Askonas Holt by Henry Lindsay and Jemima Pickersgill. The conductor is the Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and this season the orchestra announced his contract extension until 2030-31. He is also the Artistic and Music Director with the Festival Orchestra {…}

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Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center Celebrates Second Season Under Music & Artistic Director Jonathon Heyward

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The Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center celebrates its second season under the Renée and Robert Belfer Music & Artistic Director Jonathon Heyward with several premieres, commissions, and exciting performances. “Connected Perceptions,” a world premiere commission by James Lee III. Soprano Gabriella Reyes performs Britten’s “Les illuminations” and Golijov’s “Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra.” Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist alumni {…}

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Jonathan Bloxham Named Chief Conductor of Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

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Jonathan Bloxham has been named the next Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Herford, Germany. The decision was made after an extensive consultation with NWD musicians who decided on a successor by a large majority. At the start of the 2024-25 season, Bloxham will take over the position of NWD chief conductor for an initial period of three years. {…}

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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Names New Assistant Conductor & Conducting Fellow

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The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has announced the appointment of Jiannan Cheng as Assistant Conductor and Tatiana Pérez-Hernández as Conducting Fellow for the 2025–26 season. Cheng takes over for Jonathon Taylor Rush, who previously served as Assistant and later Associate Conductor from 2020 to 2023. In her new role, Cheng will lead select family, education, and holiday performances, as well as {…}

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Quinn Kelsey, Erika Grimaldi, Juliet Schlefer, Deborah Sternberg, Melissa Cregger Headline The Washington Chorus’ 2025-26 Season

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The Washington Chorus has announced its 2025-26 season. First up on the slate is “One Song: Exultávit!” The concert, conducted by Dr. Eugene Rogers, features vocal soloists including Juliet Schlefer, Heather Petrie, Jacob Perry and Edmund Milly as they take on works by Bach and Rena Esmail. Performance Date: Oct. 25, 2025 ”A Candlelit Christmas” will also be led by Dr. {…}

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After Executive Order Cancels U.S. Marine Band Symphony, Young Musicians of Color & Veterans Recreate Event

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The Jan. 20 presidential Executive Order entitled “Ending Radical and Wasteful DEI Programs and Preferencing,” which calls for the “termination of all discriminatory programs, including illegal DEI and “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” (DEIA) mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government,” resulted in the orders for the U.S. Marine Band Symphony (USMB) to cancel its upcoming collaboration {…}

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Quinn Kelsey, Sasha Cooke & Russell Thomas Lead Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 Season

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The Baltimore Symphony has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a look at the vocal performances. Music Director Jonathon Heyward conducts Dukas’ “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and Scriabin’s “Prometheus: Poem of Fire,” alongside Ravel’s “Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2” and Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain.” The concert features George Li and the University of Maryland Concert Choir. Performance Dates: Nov. 6-9, 2025 Patrick Quigley conducts {…}