News Releases

  1. CONDUCTOR EDWIN OUTWATER STEPS IN LAST MINUTE WITH THE GRYPHON TRIO AND THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA MAY 6 & 7

    April 28, 2015

    “Whether it’s Muhly’s exuberant minimalism, [Richard Reed ] Parry’s delicate textures or [Jonny] Greenwood’s dense thicket of sound, Outwater guides dexterous performances by musicians who play the music like they own it.” National Public Radio MAY 4, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – May 6 & 7 Edwin Outwater, will replace conductor Xian Zhang to conduct... Read more

  2. National Arts Centre Congratulates JUNO Award Winners Angela Hewitt and NAC Orchestra

    March 16, 2015

    The National Arts Centre congratulates Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt who won the JUNO Award for Best Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment) for Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24 (Hyperion), recorded with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and conducted by Hannu Lintu. The recording was captured in July 2013 in Ms. Hewitt’s... Read more

  3. GUEST CONDUCTOR THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS SIBELIUS

    February 17, 2015

    FEBRUARY 16, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Patrons may feel a brisk gust of Scandinavian air in Southam Hall as Danish guest conductor, Thomas Søndergård, takes the stage twice this week. On both Thursday and Friday, he will lead the NAC Orchestra through Sibelius’s Symphony No. 7, an emotional and sumptuous tour de force. Considered a symphonic masterwork, this was the... Read more

  4. PINCHAS ZUKERMAN AND THE NAC ORCHESTRA’S BRASS CHOIR PERFORM THE CANADIAN AND U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEMS AT THE SENATORS GAME ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015

    February 13, 2015

    PINCHAS ZUKERMAN AND THE NAC ORCHESTRA’S BRASS CHOIR PERFORM THE CANADIAN AND U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEMS AT THE SENATORS GAME ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015 A Musical Gift to Hockey Fans in Maestro Zukerman’s final season February 13, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Hockey fans are in for a treat on Monday, February 16, 2015 when world renowned violinist and conductor, Pinchas Zukerman... Read more

  5. SEASON STARTS FOR NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE’S WOLFGANG SESSIONS – MUSIC WITH A WILD SIDE

    February 11, 2015

    FEBRUARY 11, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre Orchestra is taking a walk on the wild side. Stepping out of their standard performance attire and away from their regular venue, Southam Hall, members of the NAC Orchestra launch the WolfGANG Sessions at the Byward Market’s Mercury Lounge. Co-presented by the Mercury Lounge, in partnership with the Arboretum... Read more

  6. Amanda Forsyth, NAC Principal Cellist and JUNO Award Winner Announces her Resignation from Orchestra to Pursue Solo Career

    February 4, 2015

    February 5, 2015 (Ottawa) – The NAC Orchestra’s own superstar principal cellist, Amanda Forsyth, has officially announced that she will be leaving the NAC Orchestra at the end of the 2014/15 season, so she can focus her energies on her global solo and chamber music career. On February 5 in her final solo performance with the NAC Orchestra as  principal cello, Forsyth will perform... Read more

  7. Angela Hewitt and National Arts Centre Orchestra recording nominated for Juno Award

    January 29, 2015

    OTTAWA (Canada) – Celebrated Canadian pianist Angela Hewitt has been nominated for a JUNO Award for Best Classical Album of the Year (Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment) for Mozart’s Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 24 (Hyperion), recorded with the National Arts Centre Orchestra and conducted by Hannu Lintu. The recording was captured in... Read more

  8. THE NAC WINTER SALE IS BACK! TWO TICKETS FOR $45 ON 17 EXCITING PERFORMANCES!

    January 26, 2015

    January 26, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Just because the winter winds are pushing at the door is no reason to stay in – especially when the NAC Winter Sale is back! The sale that keeps everyone warm and entertained at the same time is back to brighten the winter days with sizzling deals on 17 performances at the National Arts Centre! From January 26 – February 15, patrons can... Read more

  9. Institute for Orchestral Studies Free Chamber Music Concert – November 7, 2014

    October 29, 2014

    OTTAWA (Canada) — The Apprentices of the 8th annual Institute for Orchestral Studies make their Ottawa chamber music debut on Friday, November 7th at 19h30 in the Auditorium at the National Gallery of Canada. The Apprentices will have just returned from accompanying the National Arts Centre Orchestra on its Tour of Remembrance and Education in the United Kingdom. Youth is the theme of this... Read more

  10. David Zinman to lead Conductors Workshop at the National Arts Centre - January 24-26, 2015

    October 29, 2014

    OTTAWA (Canada) — Renowned International conductor and pedagogue David Zinman will lead a three-day workshop for young conductors at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Four participants will be selected to study with Maestro Zinman in working sessions with a small ensemble and with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in repertoire by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Dvorak. The workshop is a... Read more