October 23, 2012
OTTAWA—Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) is celebrating the Year of the North with two major artistic projects: the Northern Canada Tour of the NAC Orchestra in the Fall of 2012, and the Northern Scene in the Spring of 2013, when the NAC will invite Northern artists back to Ottawa for a major festival featuring 250 of the best established and emerging artists. From October 26 to... Read more
October 17, 2012
The third Ovation Series concert of the NAC Orchestra’s 2012-2013 season -- conducted by Arild Remmereit -- features extraordinary Manitoba-born violin virtuoso James Ehnes. Mr Ehnes joins the NAC Orchestra to dazzle audiences with two of Saint-Saëns’s Spanish-inspired concertos – both full of melodic brilliance and technical fireworks. The concert also features music by... Read more
October 15, 2012
The first Great Performers concert of the NAC Orchestra 2012-2013 season -- conducted by Bernard Labadie -- features internationally acclaimed Les Violons du Roy performing music by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Franz Benda, Johann Joachim Quantz, and the music-loving Frederick the Great, who was a King in Prussia (1740–1772) and a King of Prussia (1772–1786) from the Hohenzollern dynasty.... Read more
October 2, 2012
OTTAWA, October 2, 2012 — The first Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert of the NAC Orchestra’s 2012-2013 season -- conducted by Music Director Pinchas Zukerman -- features music by Mozart and Schumann, as well as Principal Cello Amanda Forsyth Boccherini’s highly expressive Cello Concerto. The concert is at 8 p.m. in the National Arts Centre’s Southam Hall on... Read more
September 27, 2012
The National Arts Centre Orchestra and Music Director Pinchas Zukerman kick off the 2012-2013 season in spectacular style with the Beethoven Festival - Evolution of a Genius (September 27 - October 4) OTTAWA, September 24, 2012 — The four-concert Beethoven Festival – The Evolution of a Genius (September 27-October 4) throws a brilliant spotlight on the drama, power, and passion... Read more
September 24, 2012
THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE GALA WITH LANG LANG RAISES $745,000 FOR THE NAC’S NATIONAL YOUTH AND EDUCATION TRUST OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre Gala held on Saturday September 22 was a great success both artistically and financially. Lang Lang, the man known for his flying fingers and dazzling style, brought Saturday night’s NAC Gala crowd to their feet... Read more
September 18, 2012
On Saturday, September 22, a glittering evening beckons as the NAC Gala returns for a sixteenth year. The Gala features Music Director Pinchas Zukerman leading the NAC Orchestra in a sparkling, unforgettable concert which showcases superstar Chinese piano phenomenon Lang Lang. Mr. Lang — who is guaranteed to display his trademark dazzling charisma, electrifying technique, and undeniable... Read more
August 21, 2012
Ottawa (Canada)—As Prime Minister Stephen Harper continues his seventh annual tour of Canada’s North this week to highlight the Government of Canada’s support for economic and social development in that region, the National Arts Centre (NAC) is busy with preparations for two major initiatives that will shine a national spotlight on Northern Canadian artists and communities like... Read more
May 22, 2012
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) – performing in the fourth Great Performers concert of the NAC Orchestra’s 2011-2012 season – features TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian on the conductor’s podium and internationally acclaimed Canadian pianist Anton Kuerti as guest artist. The concert is at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall on Friday, June 1, 2012. As part of an annual exchange... Read more
May 17, 2012
In the sixth Ovation Series concerts of the NAC’s 2011-2012 season, soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy, tenor James Valenti, and bass baritone Eric Owens shine in a performance of Verdi’s Requiem. The concert, conducted by Pinchas Zukerman, also features the 160-voice Combined Ottawa Choruses (Ottawa Choral Society, Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Ottawa Festival... Read more