News Releases
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Acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax performs an all-Schubert recital in a Great Performers Series event on February 1 at the National Arts Centre
January 18, 2011
In the second Great Performers Series event of the NAC’s 2010-2011 season, internationally acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax performs in a highly anticipated recital (without orchestra) in Southam Hall of the National Arts Centre on Tuesday February 1 at 8 p.m. The New York Times has written that “Ax is never less than spellbinding.” In September 2010, Emanuel Ax performed two works... Read more
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National Arts Centre Orchestra principal cello Amanda Forsyth, Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, Associate Concertmaster Jessica Linnebach, and special guest pianist Benjamin Hochman are featured in ‘Music for a Sunday Afternoon’ on January 30 at the National Gallery of Canada
January 17, 2011
The second ‘Music for a Sunday Afternoon’ concert of the NAC’s 2010-2011 season features NAC Orchestra principal cello Amanda Forsyth, Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, Associate Concertmaster Jessica Linnebach, and special guest pianist Benjamin Hochman, who was featured in A Piano Celebration with the NAC Orchestra in September 2010. On January 30, this popular Sunday afternoon... Read more
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National Arts Centre Orchestra principal cello Amanda Forsyth, Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, Associate Concertmaster Jessica Linnebach, and special guest pianist Benjamin Hochman are featured in ‘Music for a Sunday Afternoon’ on January 30 at the National Gallery of Canada
January 17, 2011
The second ‘Music for a Sunday Afternoon’ concert of the NAC’s 2010-2011 season features NAC Orchestra principal cello Amanda Forsyth, Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, Associate Concertmaster Jessica Linnebach, and special guest pianist Benjamin Hochman, who was featured in A Piano Celebration with the NAC Orchestra in September 2010. On January 30, this popular Sunday afternoon... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s 2010-2011 Ovation Series continues with Music Director Pinchas Zukerman conducting and internationally celebrated artist Radu Lupu at the piano. The concert also features music by NAC Award-winning Canadian composer Peter Paul Koprowski.
January 14, 2011
The second Ovation concerts of the season – Radu Lupu … Rapture and Fire on Wednesday January 26 and Thursday January 27 at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall – feature Music Director Pinchas Zukerman on the conductor’s podium and world-renowned pianist Radu Lupu in the spotlight. Also featured is In Memoriam Karol Szymanowski, composed by Peter Paul Koprowski, who received an NAC... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s 2010-2011 Ovation Series continues with Music Director Pinchas Zukerman conducting and internationally celebrated artist Radu Lupu at the piano. The concert also features music by NAC Award-winning Canadian composer Peter Paul Koprowski.
January 14, 2011
The second Ovation concerts of the season – Radu Lupu … Rapture and Fire on Wednesday January 26 and Thursday January 27 at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall – feature Music Director Pinchas Zukerman on the conductor’s podium and world-renowned pianist Radu Lupu in the spotlight. Also featured is In Memoriam Karol Szymanowski, composed by Peter Paul Koprowski, who received an NAC... Read more
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Le Voyage Marie-Christine Lê-HuuStudio, January 22 at 1:30 p.m. and January 23 at 1:30 & 3:30 p.m. Zen story with a jazz beat, written and directed by Marie-Christine Lê-Huu, with Caroline Bernier-Dionne, Noë Cropsal, Alexandre Leroux and Félix Monette-Dubeau.-Lacoste, Thomas Godefroid and Simon Lanctôt.Produced by Théâtre de l’Avant-Pays (Montreal).Recommended for ages 5 to 9.Running time: 60 minutes with no intermission.School matinees available.
January 13, 2011
Rome wasn’t built in a day… and that’s what makes it so beautiful and so poetic. Marie-Christine Lê-Huu expands on this idea as she talks about her show: “We don’t hear much about perseverance these days. In a world of mass consumerism and instant gratification, the notion seems to have gone out of style. And yet each and every day, children face countless... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s fifth 2010-2011 Bostonian Bravo Series concert highlights Dvorák’s popular “From the New World” Symphony as well as the return of violin virtuoso Sarah Chang
January 13, 2011
The fifth Bostonian Bravo concert of the season – entitled Dvorák’s “New World” – will be performed on Thursday January 20 and Friday January 21 at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall. These concerts feature acclaimed Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård as well as violin superstar Sarah Chang. Both Mr. Søndergård and Ms Chang will join CBC... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s fifth 2010-2011 Bostonian Bravo Series concert highlights Dvorák’s popular “From the New World” Symphony as well as the return of violin virtuoso Sarah Chang
January 13, 2011
The fifth Bostonian Bravo concert of the season – entitled Dvorák’s “New World” – will be performed on Thursday January 20 and Friday January 21 at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall. These concerts feature acclaimed Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård as well as violin superstar Sarah Chang. Both Mr. Søndergård and Ms Chang will join CBC... Read more
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In the third CTV Pops concert of the season, the National Arts Centre Orchestra joins forces with the extravagantly entertaining Canadian Brass on January 13, 14, and 15 in Southam Hall
January 7, 2011
In the third CTV Pops concert of the NAC Orchestra’s 2010-11 season, conductor Alain Trudel leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra and special guests Canadian Brass. This brass spectacular takes place in Southam Hall on Thursday January 13, Friday January 14, and Saturday January 15, 2011 at 8 p.m. “The enthralling sound of a brass choir … programs that feature virtuosic... Read more
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REVISED DATE:National Arts Centre Orchestra double bass Joel Quarrington hosts CBC Radio 2's This is My Music on Saturday, January 15
January 7, 2011
On Saturday January 15, NAC Orchestra principal double bass Joel Quarrington becomes the second NAC Orchestra artist to host CBC Radio 2’s This is My Music. Canada's leading classical music stars share the music that inspires them and shapes their lives on This is My Music, broadcast from 10 a.m. to 12 noon on CBC Radio 2, 103.3 FM. This broadcast was originally scheduled for January 8, but... Read more
