Make the most of your noon hour by strolling over to the NAC to take in a relaxing concert of chamber music. The Focus Festival brings you six noon-hour concerts, one for every weekday of the 10-day festival and each one presenting a choice of Beethoven String quartets. 

Taking place at the Glass Thorsteinson Staircase, the stunning floor-to-ceiling windows offer gorgeous views of Parliament Hill and the Château Laurier. Delight in a sublimely leisurely lunch-hour...for FREE! 

September 17: Montreal based Soma String Quartet performs Beethoven String Quartet  No. 9 in C major, Op. 59 No. 3.