News Releases

  1. The NAC's Music Alive Program with Inuk Singer/Songwriter Saali Keelan Come to Cape Dorset this Weekend

    November 11, 2015

    Inuk singer/songwriter Charles "Saali" Keelan will be leading community workshops and coaching young performers at the Kinngait Performing Arts Club clubhouse and Sam Pudlat School in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, as part of the National Arts Centre’s Music Alive Program from Friday November 13 to Sunday November 15. On Saturday, November 14, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., Saali will lead workshops for... Read more

  2. Pinchas Zukerman, Amanda Forsyth and the NAC Orchestra Capture the Beauty of Brahms in New Album

    November 5, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) – Audiences across Canada and worldwide will be able to revel in the beauty of Brahms’ grandest concerto as Pinchas Zukerman, a phenomenon on the music scene for over forty years, Amanda Forsyth, one of North America’s most dynamic cellists, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra, present their magnificent new album, Brahms: Double Concerto, Symphony No. 4... Read more

  3. Pinchas Zukerman Returns to the NAC in New Role as Artistic Director of Young Artist Program and Conductor Emeritus of the NAC Orchestra

    November 2, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre is pleased to announce that Pinchas Zukerman has accepted the positions of Artistic Director of the Young Artists Program and Conductor Emeritus of the NAC Orchestra.  He will begin these appointments in September 2016. “Canada’s National Arts Centre has benefitted immeasurably from Pinchas Zukerman’s extraordinary leadership... Read more

  4. Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth return to the NAC stage in Baroque Treasury Nov 5-6

    October 28, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) –Share in the excitement on November 5-6 when world renowned Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth return to Southam Hall to join the NAC Orchestra in the Air Canada Ovation Series concert “Baroque Treasury,” featuring the beautiful harmonies of the Baroque era’s greatest composers. Pinchas Zukerman leads the orchestra and performs as soloist in a masterful... Read more

  5. STATEMENT: NAC Lowers its Flag in Memory of Max Keeping

    October 2, 2015

    The National Arts Centre (NAC) is mourning the loss of Max Keeping, the legendary news anchor and community fundraiser who spent a lifetime supporting so many wonderful organizations in the nation’s capital. Mr. Keeping was a supporter of the National Arts Centre Orchestra and particularly liked to work with the musicians to bring attention to their efforts during the holiday season. On two... Read more

  6. NAC Commissioned work Cobalt wins Classical Composition of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards

    September 29, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) – On September 20, the NAC and CBC co-commissioned work Colbalt by Jocelyn Morlock, received the Classical Composition of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMA) in Victoria, BC. Cobalt first premiered at the NAC’s BC Scene festival in 2009, with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and conductor Alain Trudel, and featured British Columbian violinists... Read more

  7. Experience the NAC Orchestra’s Roaring 20’s Festival with Alexander Shelley

    September 28, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) – Hear the moment when jazz bopped its way into classical composition and classically-inspired music brought emotional life to the cinema, at the NAC Orchestra’s Roaring 20’s Festival, Oct 8-17! Alexander Shelley and the NAC Orchestra will bring Jazz Age “Storytelling music” to the stage, for five unforgettable nights. Featuring the music of Elgar,... Read more

  8. National Arts Centre Gala with Alexander Shelley and Lang Lang Raises More Than $1 Million for Arts Education

    September 19, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) – The 2015 National Arts Centre featuring world renowned pianist Lang Lang and the NAC Orchestra – under the leadership of its new Music Director Alexander Shelley – has raised a record $1,005,000 in support of the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust. The annual NAC Gala has raised over $11.6 million over the past 19 years to support the National Youth... Read more

  9. THE SHELLEY ERA OFFICIALLY BEGINS AT THE NAC Featuring the world premiere of Dear Life: a reflection on life and childhood through music, words and photography

    September 9, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) –  On September 16 and 17 don’t miss the opening nights of Alexander Shelley’s inaugural season as Music Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, in a concert titled “Echoes of Childhood.” This Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert features contrasting takes on life and childhood. The program begins with Elgar’s exuberant Wand of... Read more

  10. Third Wolfgang Session set to sizzle in the final act of the Season The NAC Orchestra and Mercury Lounge present Music with a Wild Side

    July 6, 2015

    (Ottawa ON)-- The temperature is sure to rise, on Saturday July 11 at 10:00 p.m., when members of the NAC Orchestra heat things up in a performance of sultry, electrifying music by acclaimed female composers from the UK, Canada and New York’s indie classical scene for an unforgettable evening at Mercury Lounge in the Byward Market. The third and final WolfGANG Session of the season is... Read more