The Romantic Revolution Festival

With the Romantic Revolution, Pinchas Zukerman, the NAC Orchestra and a roster of outstanding soloists invite you to relive the music that soared free of historic bonds to express the timeless melody of the universal soul. Discover when music became the most Romantic of all the arts!

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Beethoven’s “Eroica”

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

A Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert

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Sept 23
- Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
- Gil Shaham, violin
- Cantata Singers of Ottawa
- Michael Zaugg, director
- Photo: Christian Steiner
- A Capella Prelude
- MALCOLM FORSYTH Jubilee Overture
- MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor
- BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
Beethoven’s “Eroica” marks the turning point from Classicism to Romanticism with its extraordinary scope, bold harmonies, and drama. And its title? Originally dedicated to Napoleon, Beethoven angrily changed his dedication to “Sinfonia Eroica, Composed to Celebrate the Memory of a Great Man,” after Napoleon declared himself Emperor. Gil Shaham, recent winner of the coveted Avery Fisher Prize and multiple Grammys, dazzles with lustrous tone and brilliant technique in Mendelssohn’s jewel of a violin concerto.

7pm | Pre-concert Chat (In French): Carol Bergeron

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The Radiance of Mozart

Thursday, September 24, 2009

An Ovation Series concert

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Sept 24
- Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
- Angela Cheng, piano
- Arianna Zukerman, soprano
- Cantata Singers of Ottawa
- Michael Zaugg, director
- Photo: Lisa Kohler
- A Capella Prelude
- VERDI Prelude to Act III of La Traviata
- SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”
- MOZART Aria: “Ch’io mi scordi di te”
- MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 “Elvira Madigan”
Critically acclaimed Angela Cheng, known for her spot-on Mozart interpretations, is the soloist for his 21st Piano Concerto, which took its nickname from the radiant second movement heard in the film Elvira Madigan. Arianna Zukerman’s shimmering voice reveals the beauty of Mozart’s farewell gift to an admired soprano. Plus Schubert’s most famous – and mysteriously abandoned – symphony, the “Unfinished.”

7pm | Pre-concert Chat (In French): François Dompierre

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Lynn Harrell & a Haydn Classic

Friday, September 25, 2009

An Ovation Series concert

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Sept 25
- Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
- Lynn Harrell, cello
- Cantata Singers of Ottawa
- Michael Zaugg, director
- Photo: Christian Steiner
- A Capella Prelude
- BACH Suite for solo cello
- HAYDN Cello Concerto in C major
- SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4
Schumann gave his wife the Fourth Symphony as a special gift: it celebrated her 22nd birthday, their first wedding anniversary, and the christening of their first child, and even included a musical portrait of her. Lynn Harrell’s appealing way of reaching out to an audience has captured rapt listeners not only at the world’s famed concert halls, but also at the Grammys, where showbiz glitterati marveled at his artistry.

7pm | Pre-concert Chat (In English): Jill LaForty interviews David Houston

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Mozart’s Final Piano Concerto

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

*Beyond the Score®

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Sept 30
- Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor
- Katherine Chi, piano
- Donna Brown, soprano
- Bill Richardson, narrator
- Pierre Brault, actor
- MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27
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Join the NAC Orchestra and conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni, with stellar soloists, actors and narrator Bill Richardson to explore the history of Mozart’s music. The first half of this program includes projected images, musical examples performed by the NAC Orchestra and soloists, and theatrical narration; the second half features a performance of the piano concerto in its entirety.

* Beyond the Score is produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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Pinchas Plays Beethoven

Thursday, October 1, 2009

A Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert

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Oct 1
- Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin
- Anton Kuerti, piano
- Cantata Singers of Ottawa
- Michael Zaugg, director
- Combined Ottawa Choruses
- Duain Wolfe, chorus master
- A Capella Prelude
- BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture
- BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy
- BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
Beethoven’s notoriously difficult masterpiece, sometimes dubbed “the Mount Everest of violin concertos,” has near sacred status, testing the mettle of performers. Whatmakes this evening even more extraordinary is that Pinchas Zukerman is not only the soloist but also conducts. Rounding out this all-Beethoven concert is a dramatic overture and the stately Choral Fantasy that, in tone and melody, foreshadows the “Ode to Joy” of the Ninth Symphony.

7pm | Pre-concert Chat (In English): Eric Friesen
Talkback: Eric Friesen interviews Pinchas Zukerman

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