The Baltimore Symphony will perform Starburst in April of 2026 under the direction of BSO Music Director Jonathon Heyward. Starburst is Leshnoff’s most often performed work, with over 30 orchestras performing the work in the past decade. The Baltimore Symphony co-commissioned the work in 2010 under the direction of Marin Alsop.
Read MoreThe Nashville Symphony will perform and record Leshnoff’s 50-minute oratorio The Sacrifice of Isaac in February 2026 under the direction of Robert Spano. Spano conducted the premiere of The Sacrifice of Isaac with the Atlanta Symphony in May of 2025.
Read MoreThe Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra and soloists Alex Kerr, violin, and Meredith Kufchak, viola, record a new Leshnoff album in summer 2025. Repertoire includes Chamber Concerto for solo violin and orchestra and Four Scenes from Childhood for solo viola and orchestra. The CD will be commercially released in 2027.
Read More“Violinist Gil Shaham, always a welcome visitor to the Aspen Music Festival, debuted a new sonata by Jonathan Leshnoff on Wednesday in his Harris Hall recital. The world premiere of the heart-on-sleeve, unabashedly-melodic, lushly-expressive piece made for a memorable occasion.”
Read MoreMay 16 and 18, 2024, the Atlanta Symphony and conductor Robert Spano will give the world premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff’s oratorio, The Sacrifice of Isaac alongside Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.
Read MoreThe “President's Own” United States Marine Band has released the world premiere recording of Jonathan Leshnoff's “Symphony for Winds” on their new release, Aspire: “The President’s Own” at 225: Volume 1: United States Marine Band.
Read MoreOn April 21, 2023, Naxos American Classics released Elegy, Violin Concerto No. 2, Of Thee I Sing, works for orchestra and chorus on the theme of remembrance, memorialization and hopefulness performed by the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor and soloist Noah Bendix-Balgley, First Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic.
Read MoreNaxos has released a new single from an upcoming album of Jonathan Leshnoff’s symphonic works with violinist Noah Bendix-Balgley, the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, and director Alexander Mickelthwaite. Listen Now!
Read MoreJonathan Leshnoff was commissioned by the “President’s Own” United States Marine Band to write new work for band in honor of the Band’s 225th anniversary.…
Read MoreReference Recordings released a new album of Leshnoff’s music featuring the Kansas City Symphony, Music Director Michael Ster, and pianist Joyce Yang in a recording of Leshnoff’s sensational Piano Concerto and Symphony No. 3.
Read MoreThe Atlanta Symphony, Nashville Symphony, and other symphonies have commissioned Leshnoff foran oratorio based on the story of the binding of Isaac. The hour-long oratorio, scored for three vocalists, choir, and orchestra, is slated for commercial recording and its premiere in future seasons.
Read MoreTom Service talks to one of the most performed living composers by American orchestras - Jonathan Leshnoff. Based in Baltimore, much of his work is inspired by his Jewish faith, including Symphony no. 4 'Heichalos' – recently nominated for a Grammy award – which features a collection of string instruments recovered and rebuilt following the Holocaust - the Violins of Hope.
Read MoreJonathan is looking forward to a sensational, busy 2021/2022 season with orchestral performances around the country.
Read MorePianist Joyce Yang will be performing my Piano Concerto with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra on November 12 and 14, 2021 conducted by Jessica Cottis.
Read MoreSaturday, October 09. The DSSO’s 2021/2022 season begins with Jonathan Leshnoff’s suspenseful Rush, which is sure to get your heart racing.
Read MoreIn light of the current pandemic, Jonathan Leshnoff remains hopeful about the numerous major premieres of his music slated to take place in the 2020-21 season. One of the major highlights of this planned season include the Atlanta Symphony’s world premiere of Leshnoff’s self-described magnum opus, The Sacrifice of Isaac, on one of Maestro Robert Spano’s final performances as ASO Music Director in the spring of 2021.
Read MoreReference Recordings announces an upcoming release featuring conductor Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The album will feature the world premiere recording of Leshnoff’s Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon, alongside Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 4.
Read MoreJonathan Leshnoff’s Piano Concerto, which Joyce Yang premiered with the Kansas City Symphony and Music Director Michael Stern in November 2019, has several more commissioned performances in the 2020-21 season. Ms. Yang will give the eastern US premiere of the work with the Harrisburg Symphony and Maestro Stuart Malina in February 2021, and the western US premiere with the Tucson Symphony and Maestra Jessica Cottis the following month.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2020 - Leshnoff’s new work Of Thee I Sing was commissioned by the Oklahoma City Philharmonic in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The work will be premiered by the Oklahoma City Philharmonic under the direction of Alexander Mickelthwaite on February 1st.
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