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 {…}
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 {…}
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 {…}
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) has announced that conductor Jonathon Heyward will assume the role of Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of the Lincoln Center Summer Orchestra. He will take over for Louis Langrée, who served as the Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of the Mostly Mozart Festival and conductor of the Orchestra since 2003. Heyward {…}
