Start: 2019-05-02T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2019-05-02T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Southam Hall

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· 2018-2019 Season

Milos Karadaglic © Mélanie Gomez

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/18722

*** CONCERT EXPERIENCE INCLUDES A PRE-CONCERT TALK WITH HOST PAUL WELLS AND HOWARD SHORE *** This unforgettable evening features the debut of Miloš Karadaglić performing the world premiere of Canadian composer Howard Shore’s Guitar Concerto – commissioned by Alexander Shelley and the NAC Orchestra especially for the superstar Montenegrin guitarist. Shore is revered worldwide for his film work, including his score for the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and his many...

May 1 - 2, 2019

Southam Hall 1 Elgin Street Ottawa Canada

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May 1 - 2, 2019

Southam Hall

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“Howard Shore, composer of some of the most recognisable and beloved melodies of our times, has written a stunning new guitar concerto for us. At turns elegiac, wistful, tuneful and virtuosic, it is a fabulous work in the tradition of Rodrigo’s ‘Aranjuez’ and one that I am proud and delighted to be premiering here in Ottawa!” Alexander Shelley

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Overture in C major
Howard Shore The Forest: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra*
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JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

≈ 2 hours · With intermission

*** CONCERT EXPERIENCE INCLUDES A PRE-CONCERT TALK WITH HOST PAUL WELLS AND HOWARD SHORE ***

This unforgettable evening features the debut of Miloš Karadaglić performing the world premiere of Canadian composer Howard Shore’s Guitar Concerto – commissioned by Alexander Shelley and the NAC Orchestra especially for the superstar Montenegrin guitarist.

Shore is revered worldwide for his film work, including his score for the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy and his many collaborations with acclaimed Canadian director David Cronenberg. Miloš has, in just a few short years, made a global name for himself as a leading classical guitarist of his generation.

Johannes Brahms worked for two decades on his first symphony, always concerned about following in the shadow of Beethoven, although he needn’t have worried. While his Symphony No. 1 is an avowed homage to Beethoven, it is also uniquely Brahms – at once tempestuous, serene, and triumphant.

Let yourself be swept away by this adventurous evening of classical music with Alexander Shelley and the NAC Orchestra.

Learn more in the program notes ›

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Paul Wells interviews Howard Shore Duration: 50:45

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conductor Alexander Shelley
conductor Alexander Shelley

Alexander Shelley succeeded Pinchas Zukerman as Music Director of Canada’s NAC Orchestra in September 2015. The ensemble has since been praised as being “transformed... hungry, bold, and unleashed” (Ottawa Citizen) and Shelley’s programming credited for turning the orchestra into “one of the more audacious in North America” (Maclean’s).

Shelley is a champion of Canadian creation; recent hallmarks include the multimedia projects Life Reflected and UNDISRUPTED,and three major new ballets in partnership with NAC Dance for Encount3rs. He is passionate about arts education and nurturing the next generation of musicians. He is an Ambassador for Ottawa’s OrKidstra, a charitable social development program that teaches children life skills through making music together.

Alexander Shelley is also the Principal Associate Conductor of London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and, starting with the 2024–2025 season, Artistic and Music Director of Artis-Naples and the Naples Philharmonic in Florida, USA. In the spring of 2019, he led the NAC Orchestra on its critically acclaimed 50th Anniversary European tour, and in 2017, he led the Orchestra in a tour across Canada, celebrating Canada’s 150th anniversary. Most recently, he led the Orchestra in its first performance at New York’s Carnegie Hall in 30 years.

He has made eight recordings with the NAC Orchestra, including the JUNO-nominated New Worlds, Life Reflected, ENCOUNT3RS, The Bounds of Our Dreams, and the acclaimed Clara, Robert, Johannes four-album series, all with Canadian label Analekta.

The Music Director role is supported by Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, C.M., O.N.L., LL.D. (hc)

Alexander Shelley a reçu le titre de directeur musical de l’Orchestre du CNA en septembre 2015. Depuis, l’ensemble a été qualifié de « transformé », « passionné », « ambitieux » et « déchaîné » (Ottawa Citizen), et classé parmi les plus audacieux en Amérique du Nord (magazine Maclean’s) pour sa programmation.

Champion de la création au Canada, Shelley a signé récemment le projet multimédia Réflexions sur la vie, INCONDITIONNEL et RENCONTR3S, une collaboration avec Danse CNA comportant trois nouveaux ballets d’envergure.

Shelley s’attache à cultiver les talents de la relève : il est notamment un ambassadeur d’OrKidstra, un programme de développement social qui, à travers la musique, aide les jeunes d’Ottawa à acquérir des compétences essentielles.

Alexander Shelley est également premier chef d’orchestre associé du Royal Philharmonic Orchestra de Londres, et, à partir de la saison 2024-2025, directeur artistique et musical d’Artis-Naples et de l’Orchestre philharmonique de Naples en Floride (États-Unis). Il a dirigé l’Orchestre du CNA au printemps 2019 à l’occasion d’une tournée européenne très applaudie soulignant le 50^e anniversaire de l’ensemble et, en 2017, dans le cadre d’une tournée aux quatre coins du Canada pour célébrer le 150^e anniversaire du pays. Plus récemment, l’Orchestre a donné, sous sa baguette, son premier concert en 30 ans au Carnegie Hall de New York.

Shelley a fait paraître huit enregistrements avec l’Orchestre du CNA, dont Nouveaux Mondes (finaliste aux prix JUNO), Réflexions sur la vie, RENCONTR3S, Aux frontières de nos rêves, ainsi que la série louangée par la critique de quatre albums Clara, Robert, Johannes, tous parus sous l'étiquette canadienne Analekta.

Le poste de directeur musical bénéficie du soutien d’Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, C.M., O.N.L., LL.D.  (hc).
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composer Howard Shore
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Composer Howard Shore has won three Academy Awards, four GRAMMYs® and three Golden Globes, as well as numerous critic and festival awards for his music. He has also been honoured with six Canadian Screen/Genie Awards for his work with David Cronenberg. He has scored over 80 films and La Cinematheque Francaise recently presented a retrospective of his work in Paris. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France and the recipient of Canada’s Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.

Shore studied in Boston with the esteemed choral composer John Bavicchi. His opera, The Fly (2008) premiered at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris and at Los Angeles Opera. Other recent works include the piano concerto Ruin and Memory for Lang Lang (2010), the song cycle A Palace Upon the Ruins featuring mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano (2014), the cello concerto Mythic Gardens featuring Sophie Shao (2012), Fanfare for the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia (2008), Sea to Sea (2017) in celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of confederation, and the song cycle L’Aube which was premiered in October 2017, performed by Susan Platts and commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. 2018 saw the premiere performance of Shore’s Latin Mass for the Hof Church in Lucerne, Switzerland.

Le compositeur Howard Shore est le lauréat de trois Oscars, de trois Golden Globes, de quatre prix GRAMMY®, de nombreux prix de la critique et de récompenses dans divers festivals. Il a aussi remporté non moins de six prix Écrans canadiens/ Génie pour ses collaborations avec David Cronenberg. On lui doit les musiques de plus de 80 films, et la Cinémathèque française a récemment présenté une rétrospective de son œuvre à Paris. Il est Officier de l’Ordre du Canada, officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres de France, et lauréat d’un Prix du Gouverneur general pour les arts du spectacle.

M. Shore a étudié à Boston auprès de l’éminent compositeur de musique chorale John Bavicchi. Son opéra The Fly (2008) a été créé au Théâtre du Châtelet à Paris et au Los Angeles Opera. Parmi ses œuvres récentes, notons le concerto pour piano Ruin and Memory pour Lang Lang (2010); le cycle de chansons A Palace Upon the Ruins avec la mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano (2014); le concerto pour violoncelle Mythic Gardens, interprété par Sophie Shao (2012); la Fanfare pour l’orgue Wanamaker a Philadelphie (2008); Sea to Sea (2017), en homage au 150^e anniversaire de la Confédération canadienne; et le cycle de chansons L’Aube, créé en octobre 2017 par Susan Platts, une commande de l’Orchestre symphonique de Toronto. L’année 2018 a été marquée par la création de sa Messe en latin à l’église Saint-Léger de Lucerne, en Suisse.
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