News Releases

  1. Trevor Pinnock Conducts the NAC Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah December 15 & 16

    December 8, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) – Enjoy one of the most majestic pieces of music ever written, on December 15-16, when acclaimed conductor Trevor Pinnock leads the NAC Orchestra, in an uplifting performance of Handel’s Messiah. Trevor Pinnock is a renowned British conductor and harpsichordist. He was Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the NAC Orchestra from 1991 to 1996. For this Sun Life... Read more

  2. Celebrate the Merriest Time of Year with Natalie MacMaster and the NAC Orchestra!

    November 30, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) –  From December 10-12, join Cape Breton’s adored fiddler Natalie MacMaster and the NAC Orchestra in celebrating the merriest time of year, for an evening of heartwarming, rip-roaring music, guaranteed to get your feet stomping and hands clapping just in time for the holiday season. Natalie MacMaster – a fiddle genius, Order of Canada recipient, two-time... Read more

  3. Tis the Season for Giving! Join us for the Annual Free Christmas FanFair Concert

    November 26, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) – As a heartfelt thank you to its community, and in tribute to the faithful support of its public, the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players' Association is pleased to announce the annual presentation of its FanFair, an annual free concert that benefits the Snowsuit Fund and the Ottawa Food Bank. Media are invited to attend this free community event.... Read more

  4. An Incredible Offer that makes the Perfect Gift! NAC Orchestra’s 3 Concerts for $75

    November 25, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) – From November 26 until December 23, the NAC Orchestra invites you to take advantage of an incredible offer that will make the perfect gift! Save over 50% off the regular Box Office prices when you take advantage of our incredible 3 concerts for $75! This also includes subscriber benefits like special discounts and free ticket exchanges. Seats still remain for dozens of... Read more

  5. MATINEES TO BE CANCELLED OR MOVED AS OF JANUARY 2016

    November 23, 2015

    November 23, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) announced today that it will begin renovations of its 46 year-old building in December 2015, earlier than originally anticipated. The impacts of this shift are being felt across the entire organization, specifically resulting in the moving or cancellation of daytime performances, including student matinees.... Read more

  6. Sink Your Teeth into Some Fierce Music at NACO’s WolfGANG Sessions

    November 19, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) –Sink your teeth into some fierce music on Saturday November 21 at 10:00 p.m., when members of the NAC Orchestra perform chamber music with a wild side for an unforgettable night at Mercury Lounge in the Byward Market. WolfGANG Session No. 4, the first of the season, is again co-presented with our friends at the Mercury Lounge, in partnership with... Read more

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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