The “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.
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“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.”
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May 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.
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On 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.
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Naxos 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!
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Jonathan 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.…
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Reference 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.
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The 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.
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Tom 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.
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Jonathan is looking forward to a sensational, busy 2021/2022 season with orchestral performances around the country.
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Pianist Joyce Yang will be performing my Piano Concerto with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra on November 12 and 14, 2021 conducted by Jessica Cottis.
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Saturday, October 09. The DSSO’s 2021/2022 season begins with Jonathan Leshnoff’s suspenseful Rush, which is sure to get your heart racing.
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In 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.
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Reference 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.
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Jonathan 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.
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February 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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Leshnoff’s new Piano Concerto, commissioned by Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony, will be premiered by Joyce Yang and the Kansas City Symphony under the direction of Michael Stern on Nov 22, 23 and 24. The concerto is co-commissioned by the Harrisburg, Knoxville and Tucson Symphonies.
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Jonathan Leshnoff looks forward to many new artistic collaborations and performances of his work in the 2019-20 season, including a piano concerto, a new work with the Oklahoma Symphony, an arrangement of his guitar concerto, and performances by the New Mexico Philharmonic, the Pacific Symphony's Café Ludwig Chamber Series, the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra, Greenville Symphony, Greenwich Village Orchestra, Northern Tier Symphony Orchestra, and Susquehanna Symphony Orchestra.
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Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, this piece, featuring the Principal Clarinet and Principal Bassoon of the orchestra, will have its premiere performances June 6-9, 2019.
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