News Releases
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Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, National Arts Centre Orchestra musicians and NACO Bursary winners perform chamber music at the NAC Orchestra Bursary Benefit Concert on Sunday March 4 at 2 p.m. in Le Salon
February 17, 2012
The NAC Orchestra Bursary Benefit Concert is a concert of chamber music favourites featuring NAC Orchestra Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, Associate Concertmaster Jessica Linnebach, musicians of the NAC Orchestra (Sean Rice, clarinet; David Hutchenreuther, cello; Hilda Cowie, double bass), and violist Paul Casey, who was awarded the Harold Crabtree Foundation Award at the 2011 NAC Orchestra Bursary... Read more
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Pinchas Zukerman, star soloists from the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and guest pianist Angela Cheng are featured in the National Arts Centre’s ‘Music for a Sunday Afternoon’ concert on February 26 at the National Gallery of Canada
February 13, 2012
The third ‘Music for a Sunday Afternoon’ concert of the National Arts Centre’s 2011-2012 season features Pinchas Zukerman and Jessica Linnebach (Associate Concertmaster of the NAC Orchestra) playing the violin, cellist Amanda Forsyth (NACO principal cello), violist Jethro Marks (NACO principal viola), and guest pianist Angela Cheng. The concert includes the following... Read more
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Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and viola soloist, and Danish violin phenomenon Nikolaj Znaider shine in Zukerman, Znaider, and Mozart, the fifth NAC Orchestra Bostonian Bravo Series concert of the season at the National Arts Centre on February 23-24
February 9, 2012
In the fifth Bostonian Bravo Series concert of the 2011-2012 season, Music Director Pinchas Zukerman leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra and renowned violinist Nikolaj Znaider in the music of Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Canadian composer Jacques Hétu. Pinchas Zukerman conducts the concert, and he is viola soloist in Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante. Nikolaj Znaider performs in both... Read more
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Winter Wonderland -- the third TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concert of the 2011-2012 season – celebrates the season on Saturday February 18
February 3, 2012
Beautiful seasonal music will ensure that everyone is in a mood to celebrate winter at the third TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concerts of the 2011-12 season. Winter Wonderland – with the National Arts Centre Orchestra conducted by Boris Brott -- takes place on Saturday February 18, 2012 in Southam Hall of the NAC at 1:30 p.m. and... Read more
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Renowned Canadian pianist Jon Kimura Parker joins the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Parker Performs Grieg, the fifth Ovation Series concert of the season on February 15-16
February 1, 2012
In the fifth Ovation Series concerts of the NAC’s 2011-2012 season, brilliant piano soloist – and audience favourite -- Jon Kimura Parker shines in a performance of Grieg’s famous Piano Concerto. The program, conducted by Jakub Hrusa, also includes Stravinsky’s “Dumbarton Oaks” Concerto and Dvořák’s Sixth Symphony. Parker Performs Grieg is at 8... Read more
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On February 8-9, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Jacques Hétu Celebration honours the life and music of one of Canada’s most esteemed and frequently performed composers
January 26, 2012
In two special free concerts on February 8 and 9, the National Arts Centre Orchestra celebrates the life and music of French-Canadian composer and educator Jacques Hétu. The Celebration marks the second anniversary of Hétu’s death on February 9, 2010, age 71. JACQUES HÉTU EXHIBITIONAn exhibition chronicling the composer’s life and career will be in the foyer of... Read more
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Jean-Philippe Collard in Recital, the second Great Performers concert of the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s 2011-2012 season, features internationally acclaimed French pianist Jean-Philippe Collard on February 7 only
January 25, 2012
Jean-Philippe Collard in Recital -- the second Great Performers concert of the NAC’s 2011-2012 season – features renowned French pianist Jean-Philippe Collard. Jean-Philippe Collard in Recital is at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall on Tuesday February 7, 2012. The program includes:DEBUSSY Six Préludes CHOPIN Scherzo No. 3 in C Sharp Minor, Op.... Read more
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition – with prizes totaling $19,000
January 20, 2012
Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition. A total of $19,000 in prizes is available for talented National Capital Region music students who are studying for careers as orchestral musicians. Deadline for applications is March 15, 2012, at 5 p.m. Finalists from amongst the applicants will be selected after auditions scheduled to take place... Read more
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Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s third Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert of the 2011-2012 season, features violinist Viviane Hagner and conductor Pinchas Zukerman on February 1-2
January 20, 2012
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto -- the third Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert of the NAC’s 2011-2012 season – features Pinchas Zukerman on the conductor’s podium and guest violin soloist Viviane Hagner. Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto is at8 p.m. in Southam Hall on Wednesday February 1 and Thursday February 2, 2012. The program includes:WEBER Der... Read more
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National Arts Centre announces stellar replacement performers for two NAC Orchestra ‘Great Performers’ concerts
January 11, 2012
Stellar replacements have been found for two pianists recently forced to cancel their scheduled appearances in recital at the National Arts Centre. Renowned French pianist Jean-Philippe Collard replaces Louis Lortie in the ‘Great Performers’ concert on February 7, 2012. Mr. Collard will perform six Préludes by Debussy, replete with rich, unusual and daring harmonies;... Read more