Louis and Oregon Symphony Orchestras and with the LA Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl.
In his native United States in the current and upcoming concert seasons, Jonathon looks forward to making debuts with the Baltimore, Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, San Diego, St.
In continental Europe, amongst Jonathon’s recent and future debuts are collaborations with the Castilla y León in Spain Basel Symphony, Musikkolegium Winterthur and Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne in Switzerland Brussels Philharmonic, Symfonie Orkest Vlaanderen and Antwerp Symphony in Belgium Philharmonie Zuidnederland in the Netherlands Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine in France Lahti Symphony in Finland Kristiansand Symphony in Norway and St. Jonathon’s recent and forthcoming symphonic guest conducting highlights in the United Kingdom include debuts and re-invitations with the London Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Heyward’s a man of twenty-nine coolly heading for the stratosphere.” It was exuberant, exhilarating stuff.” In Colin’s Column Ateş Orga noted: “This Prom was about Jonathon Heyward, NYOGB and Beethoven. According to the Guardian Jonathon was “not too exhausted, though, to lead –from memory –a fast and fearless performance of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, in which loud chords exploded, repeating like fireworks in the hall’s dome, and the quietest passages barely registered.
Currently in his second year as a Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, in summer 2021, Jonathon took part in an intense, two-week residency with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain which led to a highly acclaimed BBC Proms debut. Jonathon Heyward is forging a career as one of the most exciting conductors on the international scene.