NAC Orchestra

Ovation

Music Classical music Masterworks Violin Piano

Randall Goosby © Kaupo Kikkas

Our Ovation Series will bring you to your feet with musical riches featuring stellar artists from around the world and here at home. Guest pianist Jonathan Biss celebrates Beethoven, American violin sensation Randall Goosby makes his NAC debut, and we warmly welcome back to Southam Hall esteemed guest performers like pianists Marc-André Hamelin and Angela Hewitt. Our spotlight also shines on NACO’s Principal Trumpet Karen Donnelly, and NACO Creative Partner Gabriela Montero, and we present iconic works like Beethoven’s Fifth, and Stravinsky’s epic The Rite of Spring. Be swept away by the great masterpieces you cherish performed by the artists you love!  

  1. NACO Principal Trumpet Karen Donnelly shines as soloist in a program of musical adventures teeming with shadow and suspense 

  2. Tales of rebellion and forgiveness from Richard Strauss, and a violin concerto inspired by jazz, spirituals, and Chicago blues 

  3. Tender musical portraits of family and friends and Marc-André Hamelin's powerhouse performance of Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto 

  4. Gabriela Montero’s supernatural musical instinct and dexterity has made her a worldwide phenomenon.  

  5. This is a night for mysteries and magic. Some of the classical world’s most otherworldly music from both traditional and contemporary composers. Rite of Spring creates a cathartic, unruly, and beautiful musical world that will viscerally pull you in and…

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