Amanda Forsyth © Cheryl Mazak

2018-11-14 20:00 2018-11-15 22:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Amanda Forsyth Cello

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/18718

“I envisage myself as a prism in which music and the musicians are like the ray of white light that goes through one end of me, and I refract,” muses Elim Chan, the young conductor making her NAC main series debut in these concerts.  A past fellow in the NAC Orchestra’s Conductor’s Program, the Hong Kong-born musician has made her mark on the classical music circuit with her thoughtful and dynamic performances, imbued with energy and imagination. JUNO Award winner...

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Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
November 14 - 15, 2018
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Amanda Forsyth © Cheryl Mazak
Elim Chan © Willeke Machiels
Music Classical music Masterworks
  • FELIX MENDELSSOHN "The Hebrides" Overture, Op. 26, “Fingal’s Cave”
  • Marjan Mozetich Cello Concerto
  • FELIX MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
  • ≈ 2 hours · With intermission
Elim Chan © Willeke Machiels
World Premiere NAC Commission

“I envisage myself as a prism in which music and the musicians are like the ray of white light that goes through one end of me, and I refract,” muses Elim Chan, the young conductor making her NAC main series debut in these concerts.  A past fellow in the NAC Orchestra’s Conductor’s Program, the Hong Kong-born musician has made her mark on the classical music circuit with her thoughtful and dynamic performances, imbued with energy and imagination.

JUNO Award winner Amanda Forsyth, the long-tenured former principal cello of the NAC Orchestra, has enthralled critics and audiences the world over with her remarkable technique, intense tone and exceptional musicality. Exuding a palpable charisma, she commands the gaze of audiences, captivating them beyond the aural realm.

Forsyth will premiere a new work written for her by leading Canadian composer Marjan Mozetich.  A self-professed lover of all types of popular music, Mozetich composes in a unique style of post-modern romantic blended with traditional, popular and modern sounds.  “There’s a certain satisfaction and a pleasure in writing something that connects to people”, said Mozetich.

Experience the creation of a new work, brought to life by the marriage of musical minds.


Commissioned by Charles Richard (Dick) Harington for 
Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra
Alexander Shelley, Music Director 
 

Artists

  • conductor Elim Chan
  • amandaforsyth
    cello Amanda Forsyth