One of classical music’s most exciting young talents, Jonathon Heyward, is set to become Chief Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in January 2021.

Grand Prix winner of the 2015 Besançon International Competition at the age of 23, Heyward was recipient of the Dudamel Conducting Fellowship with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 2018. In 2019, he completed his three-year tenure as Assistant Conductor of the Hallé.