Newswire | Yo-Yo Ma Returns to the NAC Orchestra
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…
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Alexander Shelley: Saying Goodbye to NACO
Eleven years ago, in 2015, Alexander Shelley was named the youngest-ever music director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO). He recalls the great anticipation…
Industry News (Oct. 2025)
Appointments Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) announced on Sept. 3 that the Finnish conductor John Storgårds will become the NAC Orchestra’s eighth music director, beginning…
Newswire | National Arts Centre Gala Celebrates 25th Anniversary
On the occasion of its 2023 Gala featuring world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming, the National Arts Centre and its orchestra celebrated the Gala’s 25th anniversary.
CD Review | Clara, Robert, Johannes: Atmosphere and Mastery (Analekta, 2023)
Clara, Robert, Johannes: Atmosphere and Mastery National Arts Centre Orchestra (directed by Alexander Shelley) Analekta, 2023 Conductor Alexander Shelley and the National Arts Centre Orchestra…
Review | NAC Orchestra’s stellar performance of The Planets
It was a phenomenal night of endings and new beginnings for the National Arts Centre (NAC): the orchestra capped off both 2023’s Mentorship program and…
Philip Glass to Create New Work for the NAC Orchestra in Memory of Peter Jennings
The newly commissioned work will be themed on truth in our times to honour the memory of Canadian-born and US-based news anchor and television journalist…
NAC Orchestra Kicks off the Season with Beethoven Festival, Performs all 9 Symphonies
The annual FOCUS Festival presents the Beethoven edition, a 10-day immersive classical music experience with concerts and free events such as musical salons, piano marathons,…
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to Open the New National Arts Centre in Ottawa on July 1
June 19, 2017– Ottawa (Canada) – The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, today announced that, on the afternoon of Saturday July 1, 2017, His…
Canadian Opera Legend Russell Braun Joins Faculty of NAC’s Young Artist Program June 5-24
June 5, 2017 (Ottawa) – From June 5-24, 2017, 64 talented young musicians from all around the world will embark on a three-week coaching and…
