News Releases
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Famous fathers and daughters – just in time for Father’s Day – take the spotlight in Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s seventh Bostonian Bravo Series concert on June 9-10 A Ballad of Canada – a world premiere of an NAC co-commission – has been composed by Malcolm Forsyth and will be performed by the NAC Orchestra, which includes his daughter Amanda Forsyth, NAC Orchestra Principal Cello Pinchas Zukerman also conducts Beethoven’s glorious Symphony No. 9 “Choral” – featuring his daughter, soprano Arianna Zukerman
May 26, 2011
The seventh Bostonian Bravo concerts of the season – entitled Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” – will be performed on Thursday June 9 and Friday June 10 at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall of the National Arts Centre. These concerts feature a stunning (and rare) family affair, as Music Director Pinchas Zukerman conducts the NAC Orchestra – featuring his wife, principal cello... Read more
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Joyce Yang replaces Yuja Wang in the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody concerts on May 25-26
May 24, 2011
Piano sensation Joyce Yang replaces Yuja Wang -- who has had to cancel due to illness -- in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody, the fifth Ovation Series concerts of the NAC’s 2010-2011 season. The concert features conductor Thomas Dausgaard, Ms. Yang performing Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 1 by Jean Sibelius, and A Freak in Burbank by Swedish composer Albert... Read more
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Joyce Yang replaces Yuja Wang in the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody concerts on May 25-26
May 24, 2011
Piano sensation Joyce Yang replaces Yuja Wang -- who has had to cancel due to illness -- in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody, the fifth Ovation Series concerts of the NAC’s 2010-2011 season. The concert features conductor Thomas Dausgaard, Ms. Yang performing Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 1 by Jean Sibelius, and A Freak in Burbank by Swedish composer Albert... Read more
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La TempêteEmma Haché / Alice Ronfard Sat. May 28 at 1:30p.m.Sun. May 29 at 1:30 & 3:45 p.m.NAC STUDIO Recommended for ages 8 and olderRunning time: 70 minutes
May 18, 2011
Classic play by William Shakespeare, updated and adapted for family audiences by Emma Haché and directed by Alice Ronfard. Written by Emma Haché / Directed and designed by Alice Ronfard / Assistant directors: Édith Bélanger and Catherine Arsenault / With Noémie Godin?Vigneau, Jean?Philippe Perras and... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s seventh Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert – Mahler’s Fourth – features magnificent music by Mozart and Schubert, as well as Gustav Mahler’s extraordinary Fourth Symphony
May 18, 2011
The seventh Mark Motors Audi Signature concerts of the season – entitled Mahler’s Fourth – will be performed on Wednesday June 1 and Thursday June 2 at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall. The National Arts Centre Orchestra – under the baton of Music Director Pinchas Zukerman – showcases NAC Orchestra principal clarinet Kimball Sykes, and features guest artists soprano Erin... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s seventh Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert – Mahler’s Fourth – features magnificent music by Mozart and Schubert, as well as Gustav Mahler’s extraordinary Fourth Symphony
May 18, 2011
The seventh Mark Motors Audi Signature concerts of the season – entitled Mahler’s Fourth – will be performed on Wednesday June 1 and Thursday June 2 at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall. The National Arts Centre Orchestra – under the baton of Music Director Pinchas Zukerman – showcases NAC Orchestra principal clarinet Kimball Sykes, and features guest artists soprano Erin... Read more
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Winners of the 2011 National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition Finals are announced
May 17, 2011
On Monday May 16, the 2011 NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition Finals were held in the NAC Studio. Winners were announced and presented with cheques and certificates before an enthusiastic audience of over 100 people. National Capital Region music students (aged 16 to 24) who are studying for careers as orchestral musicians competed for prizes totaling $18,750. Eight finalists were selected from... Read more
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Winners of the 2011 National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition Finals are announced
May 17, 2011
On Monday May 16, the 2011 NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition Finals were held in the NAC Studio. Winners were announced and presented with cheques and certificates before an enthusiastic audience of over 100 people. National Capital Region music students (aged 16 to 24) who are studying for careers as orchestral musicians competed for prizes totaling $18,750. Eight finalists were selected from... Read more
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The National Arts Centre hopes to minimize transportation and parking challenges for NAC patrons on Ottawa Race Weekend -- May 28-29
May 16, 2011
The National Arts Centre wishes to advise all patrons that they may face significant challenges getting to, and parking nearby, the NAC during Ottawa Race Weekend, May 28-29. Tens of thousands of people will converge on the downtown core during the weekend, some roads will be closed, and parking may be difficult to find. Because of road closures and the predicted high volume of both vehicular and... Read more
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The National Arts Centre hopes to minimize transportation and parking challenges for NAC patrons on Ottawa Race Weekend -- May 28-29
May 16, 2011
The National Arts Centre wishes to advise all patrons that they may face significant challenges getting to, and parking nearby, the NAC during Ottawa Race Weekend, May 28-29. Tens of thousands of people will converge on the downtown core during the weekend, some roads will be closed, and parking may be difficult to find. Because of road closures and the predicted high volume of both vehicular and... Read more