The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra kickoffs a new season. What's in store for 2024-2025?

By Tom Hall,

Published September 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM EDT

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has been recognized for more than a century as one of America’s premier orchestras and one of Maryland’s most important cultural institutions. The orchestra is internationally renowned and locally admired for its performances and recordings and its community and youth-oriented educational programs. (photo courtesy BSO) — The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has been recognized for more than a century as one of America’s premier orchestras and one of Maryland’s most important cultural institutions.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is among Baltimore's most treasured cultural institutions, with worldwide renown. As a new season approaches, what can concert-goers look forward to?

The 2024–2025 season's theme is “Music that Resonates.” Following Jonathon Heyward’s debut year as BSO Music Director, this year's lineup stretches from classical masterpieces to the grandeur of opera to the groundbreaking innovation of American jazz.

Acclaimed artist Yo-Yo Ma opens the season with back-to-back concerts September 20 at The Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda and September 21 at the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore.

Heyward joins Midday to talk about this year's lineup, and his second year at the BSO.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has found its next music director in 30-year-old conductor Jonathon Heyward. Credit: Laura Thiesbrummel