The National Arts Centre presents a new exhibition – “From the Stage of Southam Hall” – of photographs taken by longtime NAC Orchestra violinist Lev Berenshteyn. The exhibition is free and is located in the main foyer of Southam Hall.

Mr. Berenshteyn says that the theme of the exhibition is an artist’s public face vs. a private face. These thirteen photographic portraits offer a privileged view of some of the great artists who have graced the stage of the NAC’s Southam Hall. The exhibition lasts until March 8.

Included in the exhibition are portraits of:
Tommy Banks, Canadian pianist, composer, conductor
Russell Braun, Canadian baritone
Dee Daniels, jazz, blues, gospel singer
Hans Graf, Austrian conductor
Lynn Harrell, American cellist
Oliver Jones, Canadian jazz pianist, composer, arranger
Louis Lortie, Canadian pianist
Garrick Ohlsson, American pianist
Trevor Pinnock, English conductor, harpsichordist
Joel Quarrington, Canadian double bassist and JUNO Award winner
Carlo Rizzi, Italian conductor
Alexander Shelley, English conductor
Leonard Slatkin, American conductor and composer

Lev Berenshteyn became seriously involved in photography five years ago, taking photos at the NAC, on various tours with the Orchestra and on his travels throughout Canada.

BIOGRAPHY
Lev Berenshteyn was born and educated in Russia, starting violin lessons at the age of seven. He began his professional career there, playing in a number of different orchestras before emigrating with his wife in 1979. After a brief stay in Vienna and a year in Rome he came to Canada, joining the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony in 1980. He became a member of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in 1984. Lev Berenshteyn has been a frequent performer in the Music for a Sunday Afternoon concerts. He is also a member of the “Musicians in the Schools” String Quintet, with whom he has given hundreds of performances in schools including on tour across Canada and in the U.S., Mexico and Israel. In his spare time, Lev is a keen amateur photographer.

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Information:   
Gerald Morris
Communications Officer, NAC Music
613-947-7000, ext. 335
[e-mail]  gmorris@nac-cna.ca

 

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