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  1. A perfect way to spend your Sunday afternoon! This edition will be curated by NAC Principal Tuba Chris Lee.

  2. Get ready for an unforgettable night with Hilary Hahn, the three-time GRAMMY Award-winning star violin soloist

  3. Experience the NAC Orchestra thrumming to the irresistible beat of the Latin sound.    

  4. NACO Principal Trumpet Karen Donnelly shines as soloist in a program of musical adventures teeming with shadow and suspense 

  5. Hannigan and Chamayou are individual powerhouses but together, they are a tour de force. 

  6. A holiday classic, Handel’s Messiah is a highlight for many during the festive season  

  7. With sell out performances and rave reviews across the globe, Final Symphony offers a new kind of orchestral concert experience  

  8. Tales of rebellion and forgiveness from Richard Strauss, and a violin concerto inspired by jazz, spirituals, and Chicago blues 

  9. American saxophonist Branford Marsalis is known the world over for delivering boundary-pushing performances

  10. Experience all the feels as Principal Youth Conductor and Creative Partner Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser leads the NAC Orchestra in a program designed to showcase how a range of emotions can be expressed — and experienced —…

  11. Tender musical portraits of family and friends and Marc-André Hamelin's powerhouse performance of Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto 

  12. Kang is a fearless performer who interprets and delivers the deepest, brightest colours of music in every concert.

  13. Take a musical journey to Trinidad and Tobago, the heart and homeland of calypso music, with the NAC Orchestra 

  14. Our Playlist Series features a “mix tape” of love letters to the music beloved by your favourite classical artists. 

  15. Any time the VSO is in town, it is surely a must-see performance.  

  16. Presented by the Janice & Earle O’Born Fund for Artistic Excellence

    Nobu Nobu Nobu

    in recital 

    Japanese pianist Nobu brought down the house with his 2023 NAC debut. Blind since birth, he learns every piece of music strictly by ear. 

  17. Director Steven Spielberg's heartwarming masterpiece is one of the brightest stars in motion picture history. 

  18. This evening performance will combine a contemporary piece with traditional classics, led by masterful guest conductor Lina Gonzalez-Granados.

  19. The NAC Orchestra’s own Principal Bass Trombonist Zachary Bond will craft tonight’s playlist adventure.

  20. A swingin’ evening inspired by Harlem’s heyday at famed musical hot spots like the legendary Cotton Club and The Savoy.

  21. Gabriela Montero’s supernatural musical instinct and dexterity has made her a worldwide phenomenon.  

  22. Superheroes abound in an afternoon of movie and classical favourites, with a super-sized 120-member orchestra. The NAC Orchestra and Ottawa Youth Symphony Orchestra combine forces, performing music celebrating the men and women…

  23. Music Director and Maestro Alexander Shelley leads global phenom Yeol Eum Son and the NAC Orchestra in an interpretation of classical and contemporary pieces by Richard Strauss, Maurice Ravel, and Kelly-Marie Murphy. 

  24. This is a night for mysteries and magic. Some of the classical world’s most otherworldly music from both traditional and contemporary composers. Rite of Spring creates a cathartic, unruly, and beautiful musical world that will viscerally pull you in and…

  25. The first section of this opus was famously used in 2001: A Space Odyssey and most recently in the very first trailer for the blockbuster film Barbie.

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