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July 7, 2026 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra is thrilled to announce that it will welcome back multi-Grammy Award-winning cellist Yo-Yo Ma to Southam Hall during the 2026–2027 season.
This special, one-night-only performance on May 18, 2027, will be conducted by incoming Music Director John Storgårds and will be a highlight of his inaugural season with the Orchestra. This is Storgårds’s first-ever performance with Yo-Yo Ma, who will perform Antonín Dvořák’s evocative Cello Concerto.
Yo-Yo Ma, who last appeared at the National Arts Centre in 2009, is renowned worldwide for his extraordinary technique and unparalleled artistry, as well as for collaborating with artists across a wide range of genres. He has recorded more than 120 albums, including 20 Grammy Award winners, and has received numerous prestigious honours, including the Avery Fisher Prize, the National Medal of the Arts, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Kennedy Center Honors, the Polar Music Prize, and the Birgit Nilsson Prize. He has performed for nine American presidents, most recently at the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
NAC donors and NAC Orchestra subscribers will be able to purchase tickets during a pre-sale on July 9. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on July 15.
“It is a profound honour for the NAC Orchestra and me to share the stage with the incomparable Yo-Yo Ma. We look forward to welcoming audiences to what promises to be an unforgettable evening with one of the most extraordinary artists of our time.”
— John Storgårds, Music Director Designate, NAC Orchestra
Find more information at www.nac.ca
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