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<!--Born in [[Dresden]], -->Heyward was first trained as a cellist and chamber musician. He studied conducting at the Boston Conservatory]] with Andrew Altenbach. He then was assistant conductor for both the conservatory's opera department and the Boston Opera Collaborative, where he worked on productions of Puccini's ''[[La Bohème]]'', Mozart's ''[[Die Zauberflöte]]'' and Britten's ''[[The Rape of Lucretia]]''. He completed post-graduate studies at the at the [[Royal Academy of Music]] in London with [[Sian Edwards]] in 2016.<ref name="NWDPh" /> |
<!--Born in [[Dresden]], -->Heyward was first trained as a cellist and chamber musician. He studied conducting at the Boston Conservatory]] with Andrew Altenbach. He then was assistant conductor for both the conservatory's opera department and the Boston Opera Collaborative, where he worked on productions of Puccini's ''[[La Bohème]]'', Mozart's ''[[Die Zauberflöte]]'' and Britten's ''[[The Rape of Lucretia]]''. He completed post-graduate studies at the at the [[Royal Academy of Music]] in London with [[Sian Edwards]] in 2016.<ref name="NWDPh" /> |
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Heywards was assistant conductor at the Hampstead Garden Opera Company from 2013. When he left the Academy, he also became assistant |
Heywards was assistant conductor at the Hampstead Garden Opera Company from 2013. When he left the Academy, he also became assistant conductor of [[The Hallé]], and music director of The Hallé Youth Orchestra.<ref name="RAM" /> He has been chief conductor of the [[Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie]] from 2021.<ref name="NWDPh" /><ref name="RAM" /> |
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He conducted the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London at a concert of the 2021 Proms in a new work by [[Laura Jurd]], Prokofiev's [[Violin Concerto No. 2 (Prokofiev)|Second Violin Concerto]] with soloist [[Nicola Benedetti]], and Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven)|Third Symphony]].<ref name="Willson" /> |
He conducted the [[National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London at a concert of the 2021 Proms in a new work by [[Laura Jurd]], Prokofiev's [[Violin Concerto No. 2 (Prokofiev)|Second Violin Concerto]] with soloist [[Nicola Benedetti]], and Beethoven's [[Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven)|Third Symphony]].<ref name="Willson" /> |
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Jonathon Heyward is an American conductor. He has been chief conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie from 2021.
Biography
Heyward was first trained as a cellist and chamber musician. He studied conducting at the Boston Conservatory]] with Andrew Altenbach. He then was assistant conductor for both the conservatory's opera department and the Boston Opera Collaborative, where he worked on productions of Puccini's La Bohème, Mozart's Die Zauberflöte and Britten's The Rape of Lucretia. He completed post-graduate studies at the at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Sian Edwards in 2016.[1]
Heywards was assistant conductor at the Hampstead Garden Opera Company from 2013. When he left the Academy, he also became assistant conductor of The Hallé, and music director of The Hallé Youth Orchestra.[2] He has been chief conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie from 2021.[1][2]
He conducted the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at the Royal Albert Hall in London at a concert of the 2021 Proms in a new work by Laura Jurd, Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto with soloist Nicola Benedetti, and Beethoven's Third Symphony.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Jonathon Heyward / Chefdirigent" (in German). Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Alumni Spotlight / Jonathon Heyward". Royal Academy of Music. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Willson, Flora (8 August 2021). "Prom 10: NYO/Benedetti/Heyward review – guts, virtuosity … and kazoos". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
External links
- Official website
- Jonathon Heyward discography at Discogs
- Jonathon Heyward / Conductor / Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (management) IMG Artists 2021
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