Jonathon Heyward
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) announced that American conductor Jonathon Heyward will become the successor of conductor Louis Langrée who served as Music Director of the Mostly Mozart Festival and conductor of the Orchestra since 2003.
Heyward will serve for a three-year term beginning in the summer of 2024. Heyward’s responsibilities will include programming the repertoire for Lincoln Center’s summer orchestra, an under his guidance, the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra will be adopting a new name that illustrates the orchestra’s integration within the broader summer festival, as well as with campus-wide initiatives and artistic explorations.
Heyward currently serves as Music Director Designate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, beginning his tenure this fall, and is in his second year as a Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Herford, Germany.
Jonathon Heyward is forging a career as one of the most exciting conductors on the international scene. He is Music Director Designate of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (beginning in 23/24), and Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie.
