News Releases
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National Arts Centre announces stellar replacement performers for two NAC Orchestra ‘Great Performers’ concerts
January 11, 2012
Stellar replacements have been found for two pianists recently forced to cancel their scheduled appearances in recital at the National Arts Centre. Renowned French pianist Jean-Philippe Collard replaces Louis Lortie in the ‘Great Performers’ concert on February 7, 2012. Mr. Collard will perform six Préludes by Debussy, replete with rich, unusual and daring harmonies;... Read more
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LE GRAND VOYAGE DE PETIT ROCHER(Ages 6 to 10)January 18 to 22, 2012
January 10, 2012
Petit Rocher doesn’t fit in with the other members of his clan and can’t stand their quiet life spent gazing out to sea. He is one wretchedly unhappy rock! What makes him even more miserable is that at any time of day or night, as soon as he closes his eyes he sees a big red rock with a hole on one side. An irresistible desire grabs hold of him, and he dreams of going away, of leaving... Read more
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The National Arts Centre English Theatre presents 2 Pianos 4 HandsCreated, Performed and Directed byTed Dykstra and Richard GreenblattProduced by Marquis Entertainment and Talking Fingers (Toronto)January 10 – 28, 2012NAC Theatre
January 6, 2012
"Magical! Laugh-out-loud funny! Poignant! Perfect! Don't miss these farewell performances!" (Four out of Four Stars) - Globe and Mail Ottawa, ON, December 22, 2011 – The NAC English Theatre is proud to kick off the New Year with a limited engagement of 2 Pianos 4 Hands. Hot on the heels of their sold-out, smash-hit Toronto run, Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt bring 2... Read more
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Bond and Beyond, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s third CTV Pops concert of the 2011-2012 season, pays tribute to the world’s best superspy on January 19-21 in Southam Hall
January 6, 2012
Experience the glamour of international intrigue and suave and sexy superspies in the third CTV Pops concert of the NAC Orchestra’s 2011-12 season. Conductor Michael Krajewski leads Broadway chanteuse Debbie Gravitte and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Bond and Beyond, marking the 50th anniversary of the first James Bond movie, Dr. No (1962). This highly entertaining concert takes... Read more
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The Mozart Experience -- the second TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concert of the season – celebrates one of the world’s most sublime composers on Saturday January 14
January 6, 2012
Beautiful music will be front and centre in the second TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concerts of the 2011-12 season. The Mozart Experience – with the National Arts Centre Orchestra conducted by Richard Lee -- takes place on Saturday January 14, 2012 in Southam Hall of the NAC at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Very limited seating is currently... Read more
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The outstanding must-see concert events of the season! The National Arts Centre welcomes London’s internationally acclaimed Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) in two extraordinary concerts conducted by Pinchas Zukerman January 16: The RPO with violin soloist Pinchas ZukermanJanuary 17: The combined forces of the RPO and the NAC Orchestra, with violin soloist Pinchas Zukerman
January 6, 2012
London’s renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) – now celebrating their 65th season – comes to Ottawa on January 16 and 17, 2012. National Arts Centre Orchestra Music Director Pinchas Zukerman is the Principal Guest Conductor of the RPO, and he will conduct both concerts as well as perform as violin soloist both evenings. Both concerts take place at 8 p.m. in the National... Read more
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February 1 and 2 performances of Gnosis by Akram Khan Company at the National Arts Centre cancelled
January 5, 2012
Regrettably, Akram Khan Company’s performances of Gnosis at the NAC on February 1 and 2 have been cancelled due to injury. Khan has injured his Achilles tendon but is expected to make a full recovery. The production, choreographed and performed by Akram Khan with five musicians, was scheduled to be a special presentation in the NAC Theatre. Akram Khan Company’s performance of Vertical... Read more
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NAC Institute of Orchestral Studies apprentices perform a special chamber concert on January 15 in the Fourth Stage of the National Arts Centre
January 4, 2012
Five Institute of Orchestral Studies (IOS) apprentices perform in a special chamber concert at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday January 15, 2012 in the Fourth Stage of National Arts Centre. Performing music by Mozart, Ravel, and Dvořák are apprentices Emily Nenninger, violin (24, Calgary), Teodora Dimova, violin (21, Vancouver), Chensi Tang, viola (21, China), Jungin “Sunny” Yang, cello... Read more
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National Arts Centre Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki makes his concerto debut with Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in Bruch and Beethoven, the fourth Ovation Series concerts of the season at the National Arts Centre on January 11-12
January 4, 2012
In the fourth Ovation Series concerts of the NAC’s 2011-2012 season, brilliant NACO concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki makes his concerto debut with Max Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra. The program, conducted by Alexander Shelley, also includes Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”. Captivated... Read more
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Piano phenomenon Saleem Abboud Ashkar shines in a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in Beethoven’s Seventh: Symphony of Dance, the fourth Bostonian Bravo Series concert of the season at the National Arts Centre on January 5-6
January 4, 2012
In the fourth Bostonian Bravo Series concert of the 2011-2012 season, Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra and rising star pianist Saleem Abboud Ashkar in the music of Haydn and Beethoven. Mr. Ashkar is making his NAC debut and Maestro Inkinen – an alumnus of the NAC’s Summer Music Institute Conductors Program – is also making his NAC... Read more