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pinchas zukerman music director YourNational Arts Centre Orchestra Join Canada’s National Arts09-10 Centre Orchestra for an exciting 2009-2010 season. This season we celebrate our 40th anniversary with masterpieces from the Orchestra’s repertoire, and stellar visiting artists. Highlights for this season include: • The Romantic Revolution Festival, featuring Pinchas Zukerman in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, cellist Lynn Harrell, pianist Angela Cheng and more; • Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” with L’Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin; • NAC Gala featuring renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Dvořák’s glorious Cello Concerto; • A celebration of Oscar Peterson, with pianist Oliver Jones and other brilliant Canadian jazz artists; • And many more. Exclusivesubscriber benefits Subscribing is the most rewarding way to enjoy the NAC Orchestra! best seats Best Prices Free Access the best seats for our 40th Anniversary Orchestra subscribers enjoy ticket discounts, saving season before tickets go on sale to the general up to 15% on Box Office prices. Save even more Exchanges public. Series subscribers can renew their seats when you purchase additional tickets to NAC Change in plans? No problem! As a subscriber, you year after year and have priority to change their Orchestra concerts or other NAC subscription can exchange your tickets for a different concert, series or seats. Subscribers also have a special performances when you subscribe, during or for any other NAC Dance or Theatre event priority week (beginning August 31) to purchase Subscriber Priority Week or anytime over the presented on subscription during the 2009-10 tickets to other great shows at the NAC Box Office course of the season. season. Subscribers pay no exchange fee! ahead of the public on-sale date.

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 BEETHOVEN’S “EROICA” Beethoven’s “Eroica” marks the turning point from Classicism to Romanticism A Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert with its extraordinary scope, bold harmonies, and drama. And its title? Originally dedicated to Napoleon, Beethoven angrily changed his dedication to “Sinfonia Eroica, Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Composed to Celebrate the Memory of a Great Man,” after Napoleon declared himself Pinchas Zukerman, conductor A Capella Prelude Emperor. Gil Shaham, recent winner of the coveted Avery Fisher Prize and multiple Gil Shaham, violin MALCOLM FORSYTH Jubilee Overture Grammys, dazzles with lustrous tone and brilliant technique in Mendelssohn’s jewel Cantata Singers of Ottawa MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor of a violin concerto. Michael Zaugg, director BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” Pre-concert Chat (In French): Carol Bergeron THE RADIANCE OF MOZART Critically acclaimed Angela Cheng, known for her spot-on Mozart interpretations, is the An Ovation Series concert soloist for his 21st Piano Concerto, which took its nickname from the radiant second movement heard in the filmElvira Madigan. Arianna Zukerman’s shimmering voice Thursday, September 24, 2009 A Capella Prelude reveals the beauty of Mozart’s farewell gift to an admired soprano. Plus Schubert’s Pinchas Zukerman, conductor VERDI Prelude to Act III of La Traviata most famous – and mysteriously abandoned – symphony, the “Unfinished.” 1 Angela Cheng, piano SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” Arianna Zukerman, soprano MOZART Aria: “Ch’io mi scordi di te” Pre-concert Chat (In French): François Dompierre Cantata Singers of Ottawa MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 Michael Zaugg, director “Elvira Madigan”

LYNN HARRELL & A HAYDN CLASSIC Schumann gave his wife the Fourth Symphony as a special gift: it celebrated her An Ovation Series concert 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 Friday, September , 2009 25 out to an audience has captured rapt listeners not only at the world’s famed concert 2 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor A Capella Prelude halls, but also at the Grammys, where showbiz glitterati marveled at his artistry. Lynn Harrell, cello BACH Suite for solo cello Cantata Singers of Ottawa HAYDN Cello Concerto in C major Pre-concert Chat (In English): Jill LaForty interviews David Houston Michael Zaugg, director SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4

MOZART’S FINAL PIANO CONCERTO Beneath the simplicity of Mozart’s final piano concerto lies one of the most subtle Wednesday, September 30, 2009 and perfect architectural structures in music. Composed less than a year before Mozart’s untimely death, it evokes many intensely personal and painful experiences. * Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor Join the NAC Orchestra, Canadian pianist Anton Kuerti, narrator Bill Richardson, and

Anton Kuerti, piano soprano Donna Brown to explore the history of Mozart’s music, and to hear the 3

Donna Brown, soprano concerto in its entirety. Bill Richardson, narrator Actor, TBA MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27 The first half of this program includes projected images, musical examples performed by the orchestra and soloists, and theatrical narration. Following intermission, the * Beyond the Score is produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra NAC Orchestra and Anton Kuerti will perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27. PINCHAS PLAYS BEETHOVEN Beethoven’s notoriously difficult masterpiece, sometimes dubbed “the Mount Everest A Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert of violin concertos,” has near sacred status, testing the mettle of performers. What makes this evening even more extraordinary is that Pinchas Zukerman is not only Thursday, October 1, 2009 4 the soloist but also conducts. Rounding out this all-Beethoven concert is a dramatic Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin A Capella Prelude overture and the stately Choral Fantasy that, in tone and melody, foreshadows the Cantata Singers of Ottawa BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture “Ode to Joy” of the Ninth Symphony. Michael Zaugg, director BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy Combined Ottawa Choruses BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto Pre-concert Chat (In English): Eric Friesen Duain Wolfe, chorus master Talkback: Eric Friesen interviews Pinchas Zukerman 5 Mark Motors Audi series

BEETHOVEN’S “EROICA” FIERY PROKOFIEV A FEAST OF BACH Signature Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Wednesday Thursday September 23 2009 October 28, 29 2009 January 20, 21 2010 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Cantata Singers of Ottawa Alexander Shelley, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin Gil Shaham, violin Michael Zaugg, director Simon Trpčeski, piano Joanna G’froerer, flute A Capella Prelude ROSSINI William Tell Overture Charles Hamann, oboe MALCOLM FORSYTH Jubilee Overture BERLIOZ Romeo and Juliet: Scene for orchestra Jens Lindemann, trumpet MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No. 1 Program includes: BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 “Eroica” SHOSTAKOVICH Hamlet Suite BACH Orchestral Suite No. 1 BRIDGE There is a willow grows aslant a brook BACH Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor Pre-concert Chat (In French): Carol Bergeron R. STRAUSS Don Juan BACH Concerto for Flute, Violin, and Harpsichord Read more about this concert on Page 5. Simon Trpčeski has been called “a marvel” with BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 “heart-stopping technique” (Seattle Times) – perfect Two principal players of the orchestra, along with Pinchas qualifications for playing Prokofiev’s piano concerto. Zukerman, and Canadian trumpet star Jens Lindemann PINCHAS PLAYS BEETHOVEN When the composer first performed it, his audience of are in the solo spotlight for this all-Bach program. 3,000 was amazed… fingers flying with dizzying speed Emulating the French “Ouverture” popular at the time, Thursday as he hammered out the percussive rhythms. Literary the festive First Orchestral Suite delights with stylized October 1 2009 masterpieces inspire the balance of the program: dance movements, including courantes, gavottes, Don Juan, with its signature horn calls, and the minuets, bourrées and passe-pieds. Though not intended Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin William Tell Overture (aka: the Lone Ranger theme). for the ballroom, the music projects the spirit of the time Combined Ottawa Choruses Cantata Singers of Ottawa with elegance and charm. Duain Wolfe, chorus master Michael Zaugg, director Pre-concert Chat (in French): Carol Bergeron A Capella Prelude Charles Fred Hamann • Photo: Cattroll

BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture Simon Trp BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto č eski Simon Fowler • Photo: Pre-concert Chat (in English): Eric Friesen Talkback: Eric Friesen interviews Pinchas Zukerman Read more about this concert on Page 5.

Wednesday Mark Motors Audi Signature subscribers will attend the Wednesday, September 23 concert  and Thursday Mark Motors Audi Signature subscribers will attend the Thursday, October 1 concert. The Mark Motors Audi Signature Series ranges from a concert devoted to the intimate, devoutly inspired Baroque masterworks of Bach to the spiritually soaring but religiously conflicted, gigantesqueSymphony of a Thousand by Mahler – worlds apart and separated by a century and a half of history. Other highlights include Strauss’s passionately rhapsodic Don Juan and Beethoven’s lion-hearted “Eroica” symphony, which opens the season with its bold harmonies and visionary scope. This six-concert series on Wednesday and Thursday evenings takes place in Southam Hall at 8 p.m. Ticket packages start at $96.90.

PINCHAS & AMANDA THE POETRY OF MAHLER’S “SYMPHONY OHLSSON’S CHOPIN OF A THOUSAND” Wednesday Thursday Wednesday Thursday Wednesday Thursday February 17, 18 2010 May 5, 6 2010 June 16, 17 2010 Christian Vásquez, conductor Carlo Rizzi, conductor L’Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal Pinchas Zukerman, violin Garrick Ohlsson, piano NAC Orchestra Amanda Forsyth, cello BEETHOVEN King Stephen Overture Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor SAINT-SAËNS La Muse et le Poète CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 vocal soloists TBA RóZSA Sinfonia concertante TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 2 “Little Russian” Combined Ottawa and Montréal Choruses Duain Wolfe, chorus master SCHUBERT Symphony No. 2 When Chopin was 19 and secretly in love with a fellow Always in perfect harmony, Pinchas Zukerman and conservatory student, he poured his feelings into the MAHLER Symphony No. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand” Amanda Forsyth play two “double concertos”: Saint- beautiful Adagio of his Second Piano Concerto. An ideal Mahler himself conducted the debut of his bigger-than- Saëns’ homage to inspiration and creativity, and a interpreter of the concerto’s passion is pianist Garrick life symphony, featuring more than 1,000 performers and Sinfonia concertante by Miklós Rózsa, the Oscar-winning Ohlsson, the first North American to win the International justifying its nickname. Yannick Nézet-Séguin will marshal film composer who was also working simultaneously on Chopin Competition. Because Ukraine was often the enormous forces – two full , a chorus of the score for Ben-Hur. Making his NAC Orchestra debut called “Little Russia” in Tchaikovsky’s time, his Second 240, eight soloists – in the NAC Orchestra’s first-ever is Venezuelan Christian Vásquez, a rising star in the Symphony was dubbed “Little Russian” for the Ukrainian performance of this masterpiece. Mahler described it world of , in this program that also includes folksongs woven into its score. perfectly: “Try to imagine the whole universe beginning a Beethoven-inspired symphony, written when Schubert to ring and resound. These are no longer human voices, was just 18. Pre-concert Chat (In English): Eric Friesen but planets and suns revolving in their orbits.” Pre-concert Chat (in English): Eric Friesen Pre-concert Chat (in French): Carol Bergeron interviews Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer Garrick Ohlsson Philip Jones • Photo: Griffiths Yannick Nézet-Séguin Patrick • Photo: Sanfaçon-La Presse Photo: CharlesPhoto: Waugh Pinchas Zukerman and Amanda Forsyth

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THE RADIANCE LYNN HARRELL & SACRED TREES OvationOF MOZART A HAYDN CLASSIC Thursday Friday Wednesday Thursday September 24 2009 September 25 2009 November 18, 19 2009 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Douglas Boyd, conductor Angela Cheng, piano Lynn Harrell, cello Christopher Millard, bassoon Arianna Zukerman, soprano Cantata Singers of Ottawa CORELLI Concerto Grosso in F major Cantata Singers of Ottawa Michael Zaugg, director TIPPETT Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli Michael Zaugg, director JOHN WILLIAMS The Five Sacred Trees A Capella Prelude A Capella Prelude BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8 VERDI Prelude to Act III of La Traviata BACH Suite for solo cello John Williams, composer of classic film scores, writes SCHUBERT Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” HAYDN Cello Concerto in C major concert music, too… like The Five Sacred Trees, a MOZART Aria: “Ch’io mi scordi di te” SCHUMANN Symphony No. 4 concerto that evokes ancient Celtic trees and features MOZART Piano Concerto No. 21 “Elvira Madigan” Pre-concert Chat (In English): Jill LaForty interviews our principal bassoon. Hear the doubly pleasing results Pre-concert Chat (In French): François Dompierre David Houston when one composer inspires another, as in the pairing of Tippett’s effervescent Fantasia with Corelli’s Concerto

Grosso. The evening culminates in Beethoven’s light-

hearted, witty Eighth Symphony, which never betrays Read more about this concert on Page 5. Read more about this concert on Page 5. the despair and sorrow that engulfed his life at the time.

Thursday Ovation subscribers will attend the Thursday, September 24 concert and Wednesday Ovation subscribers will attend the Friday, September 25 concert. Douglas Boyd J. Keenan • Photo: subscribe today www.nac-cna.ca/subscribe 613-947-7000 ext. 620  1-866-850-ARTS ext. 620 Beethoven’s imposing Missa Solemnis, conducted by Pinchas Zukerman, is the pinnacle of the Ovation Series. Here you find this masterpiece paired with cherished classics like Mozart’sPiano Concerto No. 21 “Elvira Madigan,” and Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony. Compare Brahms’s melodic Piano Concerto No. 2 – smoldering with restrained amorous emotions – to Sibelius’s Violin Concerto in which the feelings flow unchecked. Nestled among these treasures, a work created for the Orchestra’s 40th Anniversary by Montréal composer Jacques Hétu, whose works were featured on the Orchestra’s European and Québec Tours. This five-concert series on Wednesday and Thursday evenings (except where noted) takes place in Southam Hall at 8 p.m. Ticket packages start at $80.75.

BEETHOVEN’S SIBELIUS’S NORDIC JEWEL BRONFMAN & BRAHMS MISSA SOLEMNIS Wednesday Thursday Thursday Friday Wednesday Thursday February 10, 11 2010 March 11, 12 2010 June 2, 3 2010 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Laura Whalen, soprano Nicola Benedetti, violin Yefim Bronfman, piano Anita Krause, mezzo-soprano FAURé Masques et Bergamasques JACQUES HÉTU World premiere of NAC commission Richard Clement, tenor HAYDN Symphony No. 104 DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8 Nathan Berg, bass-baritone SIBELIUS Violin Concerto BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 Combined Ottawa Choruses Duain Wolfe, chorus master In 2004, when she was just 16, violinist Nicola Benedetti NAC Orchestra favourite Yefim Bronfman returns to play was named BBC’s Young Musician of the Year. Her Brahms’ symphonic-length, monstrously challenging BEETHOVEN/arr. MAHLER String Quartet in F minor, No. 95 muscular playing, accompanied by a model’s stunning Piano Concerto No. 2. To open the concert, you’ll hear the for string orchestra good looks, has captivated audiences and critics alike. world premiere of a commissioned work by Québecois BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis The Independent raved, “Benedetti has the gift of composer Jacques Hétu, known for his appealing, neo- Beethoven was at the height of his creative powers when communication in spades.” The combination of lyricism Romantic musical language. Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 he wrote his solemn mass – a supreme achievement, and virtuosity of Sibelius’s concerto seems an ideal rounds out this program, notable for its stunning Allegro rarely performed because of its superhuman demands vehicle for her. Haydn, nicknamed “Papa Haydn,” movement, full of vibrant fanfare, variations and fierce on the artists. But you have a rare opportunity to hear fathered more than 100 symphonies, the last and marches. this divine tour de force. Beethoven knew he had grandest of which you’ll hear on this concert. created something extraordinary when he inscribed the Pre-concert Chat (in English): Jill LaForty interviews manuscript: “From the heart – may it go to the heart!” Pre-concert Chat (In French): François Dompierre Robert Harris You’ll know it too. Talkback hosted by Alan Neal Pre-concert Chat (in French): François Dompierre Wednesday Ovation Subscribers will attend the Pre-concert Chat (In English): Jill LaForty Friday, March 12 concert. Yefim Bronfman Dario Acosta • Photo: Nicola Benedetti Simon Fowler • Photo: Duain Wolfe Todd • Photo: Rosenberg

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MAHLER’S “TITAN” AMAZING AMADEUS RACHMANINOV’S PIANO BravoSYMPHONY SHOWPIECE Thursday Friday Thursday Friday Wednesday Thursday October 8, 9 2009 January 14, 15 2010 February 24, 25 2010 Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and violin James Gaffigan, conductor Russell Braun, baritone Eric Friesen, host Natasha Paremski, piano LINDA BOUCHARD Songs for an Acrobat Kimball Sykes, clarinet MOZART Overture to The Abduction from the Seraglio BACH/arr. MAHLER Orchestral Suite Members of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 2 MAHLER Symphony No. 1 “Titan” MOZART Adagio from Clarinet Concerto DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 Happy 40th birthday, NAC Orchestra! We honour the day MOZART Violin Concerto No. 5 “Turkish” In 2008 Natasha Paremski substituted at the last minute with former composer-in-residence Linda Bouchard’s MOZART Symphony No. 29 in Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, and The Ottawa Songs for an Acrobat, commissioned by the NAC during Rejoice, Mozart lovers and dance aficionados! Citizen wrote: “Remember her name; you’ll be hearing her tenure, and Mahler’s “Titan” Symphony, never Members of the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company join us it a lot.” The Washington Post has called her “a young performed before by the Orchestra. Listening guide posts for “Concerto 622,” choreographed by Lar Lubovitch for pianist of prodigious technique and striking stage include an unusual rendition of “Frère Jacques,” played two male dancers and set to the Adagio of Mozart’s presence.” She brings her fearless technique to a by the double bass, and a finale in which seven horns Clarinet Concerto – proof positive of Mozart’s love for the Rachmaninov showpiece while James Gaffigan returns – their bells turned up – proclaim the heroic ending. clarinet. Pinchas Zukerman solos in Mozart’s last violin to our podium to lead a well-loved Dvořák symphony. concerto, where backs of cello and double bass bows Pre-concert Chat: Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer striking the strings suggest a “Turkish” sound – all the Pre-concert Chat (In French): Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer Oct. 8 – English, Oct. 9 – French rage in 18th century Austria. Pinchas Zukerman and Eric Friday Bravo subscribers will attend the Wednesday, February 24 performance. This concert is made possible in part through the Friends of the Friesen host this wonderfully interactive performance NAC Orchestra Kilpatrick Fund. from the stage. Talkback hosted by Eric Friesen Pinchas Zukerman Fred • Photo: Cattroll SykesKimball Fred • Photo: Cattroll Natasha Paremski Leslie • Photo: van Stelten

10 The Bostonian Bravo Series opens with a dazzling celebration of the Orchestra’s 40th birthday: Pinchas Zukerman conducting the NAC Orchestra’s first performance of Mahler’s heroicSymphony No. 1 “Titan.” Discover beauty and virtuosity when Prokofiev is performed by James Ehnes, and revel in heart-warming music like Dvořák’s nostalgic Symphony No. 7, Schubert’s stirring Great C-major Symphony and Schumann’s wistful Second Symphony. This six-concert series on Thursday and Friday evenings (except where noted) takes place in Southam Hall at 8 p.m. Ticket packages start at $96.90.

SCHUBERT’S “GREAT” THE AMAZING EHNES THE ONE AND ONLY YUJA! SYMPHONY PLAYS PROKOFIEV Thursday Friday Thursday Friday Thursday Friday April 22, 23 2010 May 20, 21 2010 June 10, 11 2010 Leonard Slatkin, conductor Mark Wigglesworth, conductor Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Leila Josefowicz, violin James Ehnes, violin Yuja Wang, piano PURCELL/arr. BRITTEN Chacony RAVEL Mother Goose Suite James Sommerville, Lawrence Vine, David Posner and JOHN ADAMS Violin Concerto PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 Patricia Evans, horns SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 “Great” HAYDN Symphony No. 90 SCHUMANN Konzertstück Strings harmoniously tie together the pieces on this Manitoba native James Ehnes claimed the “triple-crown” MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 concert. Purcell’s stately Baroque Chacony for string in 2008, winning Grammy, Juno, and Gramophone SCHUMANN Symphony No. 2 orchestra is echoed in John Adams’s Violin Concerto, awards. He’ll play one of only a handful of exceptional Yuja returns! When she plays Mozart you’ll hear for whose second movement is marked “Chaconne” and is 20th century violin concertos. (Don’t be surprised to yourself why the San Francisco Chronicle calls her described by the composer as “a dreamy, filmy, almost hear castanets in this Russian work… it was premiered “extravagantly gifted on every front.” Schumann’s diaphanous slow movement.” Canadian violinist Leila in Spain.) Haydn’s 90th Symphony also has a surprise: Concert Piece is exciting to hear and see. The show-off Josefowicz, winner of the prestigious 2008 MacArthur a 4-measure rest for the whole orchestra before this quality of the music and the spectacle of four gleaming Foundation Fellowship, plays non-stop in this virtuosic sparkling piece comes to a conclusion. So hold your horns at the front of the stage make this a do-not-miss concerto – much like the energetic string sections in applause until the real end! experience. Soloists include our principal horn and Schubert’s final symphony. those of the Boston, Québec and Winnipeg symphony orchestras. Pre-concert Chat (in English): William Littler Pre-Concert Chat: Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer June 10 – English, June 11 – French James Ehnes • Photo: Benjamin EalovegaJames Ehnes Benjamin • Photo: Yuja Wang Christian • Photo: Steiner Leila Josefowicz Deborah • Photo: O’Grady

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Great Performers ANGELA HEWITT Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Ottawa’s own Angela Hewitt – a compelling and BACH Partita No. 1 much-acclaimed pianist – brings her artistry and rich MENDELSSOHN Prelude and Fugue No. 1 interpretation to a broad spectrum of keyboard works… MENDELSSOHN Variations sérieuses from the Baroque splendour of Bach to the romantic SCHUMANN Sonata in G minor expressions of Mendelssohn and Schumann to Beethoven’s BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 23 “Appassionata” tempestuous and ardent “Appassionata” Sonata.

TORONTO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Symphony Orchestra Thursday, December 10, 2009 The Toronto Symphony Orchestra presents music of today Peter Oundjian, conductor and a great classic: Theofanidis’s atmospheric work is Robert McDuffie, violin inspired by a melody from the medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen and Tibetan Buddhism’s concept of oneness with CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS Rainbow Body the universe; while Glass’s fresh-off-the-page The American PHILIP GLASS Violin Concerto No. 2 Four Seasons, written for Robert McDuffie and the Toronto (The American Four Seasons) Symphony Orchestra, and Beethoven’s communion with BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” nature make a spellbinding combination.

ROTTERDAM PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Mattera Marie-Reine Photo: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Canadian superstar Nézet-Séguin inherited the Rotterdam Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor mantel from the legendary Valery Gergiev. On its first Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Canadian tour, this leading Dutch orchestra shows its vibrant colours in a program of French and German music MESSIAEN Les offrandes oubliées that includes Ravel’s jaw-dropping Concerto, and Strauss’s RAVEL Concerto for the Left Hand “A Hero’s Life” which some say is his thinly disguised R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben autobiography.

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal Kent Felix Nagano • Photo: Broede Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Impressionist creations are the frame for this concert’s music: Kent Nagano, conductor nocturnal tennis for three is the story behind the ballet Jeux, and La Mer reflects a complex, richly layered seascape DEBUSSY Jeux : Poème dansé of glistening sound. In between: Mozart’s vital “Haffner” STRAVINSKY Jeu de cartes Symphony and Stravinsky’s musical poker game “in three MOZART Symphony No. 35 “Haffner” deals” make perfect foils for the lush sounds of Debussy. DEBUSSY La Mer 12 speaking June 2-3 (In French) ● Jacques Hétu, musicien d’aujourd’hui With François Dompierre, composer and host, Musically Radio-Canada, Espace musique If you just can’t wait for your evening at the NAC Orchestra to start, or don’t want it to end, the NAC June 2-3 (In English) ● Orchestra offers many ways to enhance your concert experience. Come at 7 p.m. for Pre-Concert Chats The Allure of the New offered in English or French and/or stay afterwards for Post-Concert Talkbacks where you can address your With CBC Radio Executive Producer Jill LaForty and burning questions to conductors, soloists, and other special guests. Speakers include well-known CBC Radio the host of I Hear Music, Robert Harris personalities, artists, and knowledgeable music lovers and critics. June 10 (In English) ● Schumann’s Sorrow PRE-CONCERT CHATS January 20-21 (In French) ● With music critic Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer L’Idée de concerto chez Jean-Sébastien Bach September 23 (In French) ● ● With musicologist Carol Bergeron June 11 (In French) ● L’Art de composer un programme La Douleur schumannienne With musicologist Carol Bergeron February 10-11 (In English) ● With music critic Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer Missa Solemnis: A heart to heart – Beethoven style! September 24 (In French) ● ● With CBC Radio Executive Producer Jill LaForty June 16-17 (In French) ● Les Beautés de l’inachèvement : la Huitième Le souffle du chant pour célébrer l’être Symphonie de Schubert February 17-18 (In English) ● With Carol Bergeron and music critic With François Dompierre, composer and host, From Double Indemnity to a Double Concerto Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer Radio-Canada, Espace musique With writer and broadcaster Eric Friesen POST-CONCERT TALKBACKS September 25 (In English) ● ● February 24-25 (In French) ● Schumann’s Revision Quest: a journey from Rêver sa liberté October 1 ● ● brainstorm to score With music critic Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer Writer and broadcaster Eric Friesen interviews Pinchas With CBC Radio Executive Producer Jill LaForty and Zukerman, Music Director of the NAC Orchestra Music Producer David Houston March 11-12 (In French) ● Sibelius et le violon : un concerto pour le XXe siècle January 14-15 ● October 1 (In English) ● ● With François Dompierre, composer and host, Writer and broadcaster Eric Friesen interviews Pinchas Beethoven Lite Radio-Canada, Espace musique Zukerman, Music Director of the NAC Orchestra With writer and broadcaster Eric Friesen April 22-23 (In English) ● March 11-12 ● October 8 (In English) ● A is for Adams – John Adams CBC Radio host Alan Neal hosts violinist Nicola Benedetti The Beginning and Ending of a World Paul Lefebvre, NAC Artistic Attaché interviews William and Pinchas Zukerman, Music Director of the NAC Orchestra With music critic Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer Littler, music columnist for the Toronto Star ● October 9 (In French) ● May 5-6 (In English) ● The Romantic Revolution ● Ovation Series ● Mark Motors Audi ● Deuces Wild Bostonian Bravo Series Début et fin d’un monde Signature Series With music critic Jean-Jacques Van Vlasselaer With writer and broadcaster Eric Friesen 13 1 2

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40 years! CelebratingEvery concert has been memorable but if I had to “ choose one, it would have to be the last time I was there when Maestro Zukerman played the Bruch Violin 12 Concerto. I truly felt as if I had been transported to another reality. It was so profoundly beautiful that I literally had tears running down my face by the end. Moments like that are pure magic and I feel so blessed “to live in a city where this is possible. – Diane McCarthy, 14 NAC Orchestra subscriber 11 3 “ 5

4 One of my favourite memories is of the Orchestra performing the Beethoven Violin Concerto on tour with Pinchas at Gewandhaus in Leipzig in 1990. This glorious memory will inspire me for a lifetime! – Elaine Klimasko, violin, “ founding member, NAC Orchestra forty seasons, Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra has for delivered countless performances of music designed to delight, inspire and move you. From Carnegie Hall to the Musikverein, 7 from Moscow to Mexico City, from Tel-Aviv to Tokyo, from Whitehorse to Washington – 236 cities in all – the NAC Orchestra has thrilled audiences the world over. But as they say, there’s no place like home. And there’s no audience quite like the audience we know and love, here in the halls of your National Arts Centre.

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A CHORUS OF HITS celebrating KING OF SWING: A TRIBUTE OSCAR PETERSON TO BENNY GOODMAN Thursday Friday Saturday Thursday Friday Saturday Thursday Friday Saturday October 22, 23, 24 2009 November 26, 27, 28 2009 January 7, 8, 9 2010 Jack Everly, conductor Tommy Banks, conductor Michael Krajewski, conductor Ottawa Choral Society Oliver Jones, piano Bob DeAngelis, clarinet Matthew Larkin, director Katie Malloch, host Imagine that it’s 1938 and you’re at Carnegie Hall. Ottawa Festival Chorus A member of jazz “royalty,” the legendary Oscar Peterson But instead of the usual orchestra performance, you Laurence Ewashko, chorus master was nicknamed “the Maharaja of the Keyboard” by none find Benny Goodman and his orchestra, groovin’ before Nothing thrills like human voices soaring together! other than Duke Ellington. We pay tribute to one of the a sold-out crowd. This marked the birth of a new era Feel that energy when Maestro Jack Everly leads greatest jazz pianists of all time, a performer whose for Goodman, the crowned “King of Swing.” Canadian more than 120 of Ottawa’s greatest singers and the technical brilliance astonished audiences the world over, bandleader and virtuoso clarinetist Bob DeAngelis NAC Orchestra in an electrifying program of choral and a man who inspired generations of musicians. His recalls that historic era in an evening of Goodman favourites. Whether you’re an aficionado of Broadway, 65-year career took him from his roots to standards, including “Moonglow,” “Let’s Dance,” popular classics, or film music, this concert has Carnegie Hall and back, and he remains a source of “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” “Lady Be Good” and other something special for you. Highlights include Handel’s pride for Canada. Pianist Oliver Jones, vocalists Ranee Lee hits of this golden age. So party like it’s 1938 when “Hallelujah Chorus” from , John Williams’ “Duel and Nikki Yanofsky join the NAC Orchestra in a concert the NAC Orchestra transforms itself into a really big of the Fates” from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, commemorating Oscar Peterson. Katie Malloch of CBC Big Band. Orff’s stunning “O fortuna” from Radio’s Tonic hosts. Carmina burana, the stirring “One Day More” from Les Misérables, a gorgeous excerpt from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s

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THE VIOLIN THROUGH Grand Piano Package FAVOURITE SYMPHONIES THE AGES Package Indulge your love of the piano with this six-concert Package If the violin speaks to your heart, you’ll adore this package featuring sublime piano concertos and works Enjoy the delightful familiarity of this six-concert series package of six concerts that demonstrate the power by great composers including Prokofiev, Chopin, Mozart, of favourite and spectacular symphonies, including of amazing virtuosos, including Pinchas Zukerman, and more. Mahler’s “Symphony of a Thousand” and Beethoven’s Nicola Benedetti, and more. “Eroica,” among others. ● Mozart’s FINAL Piano Concerto ● ● Pinchas Plays Beethoven September 30 2009 ● ● BEETHOVEN’S “EROICA” October 1 2009 September 23 2009 ● Fiery Prokofiev ● Toronto Symphony Orchestra ● MAHLER’S “TITAN” SYMPHONY October 28, 29 2009 December 10 2009 October 8, 9 2009 ● Rotterdam Philharmonic ● Amazing Amadeus ● Pinchas & Amanda February 23 2010 January 14, 15 2010 Feb 17, 18 2010 ● The Poetry of Ohlsson’s Chopin ● Sibelius’S Nordic Jewel ● RACHMANINOV’S PIANO SHOWPIECE May 5, 6 2010 March 11, 12 2010 February 24, 25 2010 ● Bronfman & Brahms ● Schubert’s “Great” Symphony ● Schubert’s “Great” Symphony June 2, 3 2010 April 22, 23 2010 April 22, 23 2010 ● The One And Only Yuja ● The Amazing Ehnes Plays ● Mahler’s “Symphony of June 10, 11 2010 Prokofiev A Thousand” May 20, 21 2010 June 16, 17 2010 19 boris brott Principal Youth and Family Conductor • Saturday afternoons in Southam Hall at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. • 60-minute bilingual concerts performed without intermission

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CORELLI Concerto No. 8 in G minor “Christmas Concerto” Joanna G’froerer, flute BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major Members of the NAC Orchestra

Sunday, February 14, 2010 Jan Lisiecki Pinchas Zukerman, violin CHOPIN études View close-up action on the Jan Lisiecki, piano SCHUBERT Octet for Winds and Strings in F major giant NACOtron screen, Members of the NAC Orchestra presented in collaboration with Rogers TV.

Sunday, May 16, 2010 PeterPhoto: Schaaf Yosuke Kawasaki Yosuke Kawasaki, violin DEBUSSY Violin Sonata No. 3 This series is made possible in part Vadim Serebryany, piano Music of REGER and SCHULHOFF by the National Arts Centre Foundation’s Members of the NAC Orchestra National Youth and Education Trust, which is supported by Founding Partner TELUS, supporters of the NAC Foundation annual Gala, and the NAC Foundation Donors’ Circle. Presented in collaboration with

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Special Anton Kuerti Fred Photo: Lum MOZART’S FINAL PIANO CONCERTO Wednesday, September 30, 2009 NAC Orchestra Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor Anton Kuerti, piano This concert is part of the Romantic Donna Brown, soprano Revolution Festival. Read more about Bill Richardson, narrator please note 8 p.m. start MOZART Piano Concerto No. 27 this concert on Page 5. Actor, TBA HANDEL’s Messiah Trevor Peer Pinnock • Photo: Lindgreen Tuesday, Wednesday December 15, 16, 2009 Trevor Pinnock leads this treasured holiday ritual for classical music lovers. Handel’s inspired and inspiring settings of Biblical texts – think of Messiah as NAC Orchestra a sacred opera – feature dazzling arias, orchestral fireworks, and magnificent Trevor Pinnock, conductor choral movements, like the consoling “Comfort Ye,” the joyous “For Unto Us a Marie-Nicole Lemieux, alto Child is Born,” and the stirring “Hallelujah Chorus” with blazing trumpets and soprano, tenor, baritone, TBA regal percussion. Cantata Singers of Ottawa please note 7 p.m. start Michael Zaugg, director

A Leahy Family Christmas with the NAC Orchestra Leahy Leahy • Photo: Music Friday, December 18 2009 The eight award-winning musical brothers and sisters of Leahy invite you to join NAC Orchestra them for A Leahy Family Christmas where you’ll feel just like one of the gang at a Leahy, guest artists festive family gathering back home in Lakefield, . The step-dancing, fiddle- Ottawa Regional Youth Choir playing, song-singing Leahy family, together with the Orchestra and the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir, promise a full spectrum of Christmas music from sacred please note 7 p.m. start hymns and slow airs to fiery Celtic tunes and best-loved carols. It will be one of the most exhilarating Christmas adventures of your life!

Mariinsky Orchestra (Kirov) Decca/MarcoPhoto: Borggreve Valery Gergiev Monday, March 15, 2010

Mariinsky Orchestra Valery Gergiev, one of today’s most sought-after conductors, leads his own Valery Gergiev, conductor Mariinsky Orchestra in Shostakovich’s final symphony. The Russian maestro’s Denis Matsuev, piano concerts have thrilled audiences the world over – especially when he leads LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1 music steeped in the Russian tradition. The fiery conductor’s intuitive connection SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 15 to the composer promises a performance ablaze with passion and energy. 22 please note 8 p.m. start OCTOBER 3 , 2 0 0 9

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YoYo-Yo-Yo Ma, cello • Pinchas Zukerman, conductor Ma • NAC Orchestra All 2009-10 NAC Orchestra season subscribers enjoy a special priority purchasing period from April 1 to 15 before tickets go on sale to the general public on May 18, 2009. Superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma has been a cultural beacon for decades. Young and old flock to his sold-out concerts, coming away moved, thrilled, and inspired. This astounding artist has performed for presidents and princes, at the Olympics and on Sesame Street, on the soundtrack for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and with other entertainment icons from Itzhak Perlman to Sting. Yo-Yo Ma is this season’s Gala headliner, promising to dazzle and delight with Dvorák’sˇ glorious Cello Concerto, with our own luminary, Maestro The NAC Gala – benefiting Pinchas Zukerman, leading the NAC Orchestra. the National Youth and Education Trust. Investing “Yo-Yo Ma is the greatest cellist today. Everything he touches he turns in young Canadians through to gold...gorgeous, almost voluptuous playing.” Boston Herald the performing arts. “The most popular artist in classical music today.” Boston Globe

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SUBSCRIBER PAYMENT INFORMATION About Tickets PAYMENT PLAN • Renewing subscribers are guaranteed their same seats www.nac-cna.ca/subscribe ONLINE: Send us three cheques, each for one-third of the balance of and series until the renewal deadline. OrderNew and improved online subscriptions. Free, fast and easy! your total order, with one dated today, one post-dated cheque • Create Your Own series subscribers are guaranteed for June 30, 2009, and one post-dated cheque for August 14, priority until the renewal deadline. 613-947-7000 ext. 620 2009. This program is available through June 2009. • Everyone – including children and infants – must have PHONE: 1-866-850-ARTS ext. 620 a ticket to be admitted to performances. SENIOR DISCOUNT • All payments, except post-dated cheques, will be Mondays to Saturdays • Senior subscribers save an additional 10% on all 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. to June 27, 2009 deposited upon receipt, but that does not guarantee Ovation, Mark Motors Audi Signature, Bostonian Bravo, that we will be able to fulfill your request. Bombardier Great Performers, the Romantic Revolution Mondays to Fridays • If we cannot seat you in your requested section, we 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. after June 27, 2009 Festival, and Create Your Own Series (savings do not will seat you in the best available section and refund apply to CTV Pops concerts included in Create Your any difference. Own packages). Subscription Office • No refunds or credits except in the case of cancellation IN PERSON: in the NAC Lobby • Photo I.D. is required as proof of age. One discount of a performance. subscription per I.D. Available with mail renewal orders. Mondays to Saturdays Include a photocopy of your I.D. if you are a senior. Programs and artists are subject to change without 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. to June 27, 2009 notice. The information in this brochure was complete STUDENT/CHILD DISCOUNT Mondays to Fridays and accurate at the time of printing. Students and children are always half-price! Include 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. after June 27, 2009 a photocopy of your full-time student I.D. – primary, ...... secondary school or college – for your 50% savings. One discount subscription per I.D. Friends of the NAC Orchestra RENEWING SUBSCRIBERS: Please use your help to support NAC music and personalized Subscription Renewal Form. GROUP DISCOUNTS education programs throughout Available for parties of ten or more. For details, call the National Capital Region. Renewal Deadline: To guarantee your same seats, 613-947-7000 ext. 384 or email [email protected]. As a member, you also will be and/or seating priority renew by April 27, 2009 joining a community of music SUBSCRIBER INFORMATION lovers who meet throughout the year for music-related and Subscriber Priority Week at the NAC No exchange fees for subscribers fundraising events. Many also provide essential volunteer support Subscribers may purchase individual tickets to NAC Exchange your tickets at the box office until 9 p.m. on to NAC Orchestra activities. Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre and French Theatre the business day prior to the concert you can’t attend To become a member of Friends of the NAC Orchestra, please performances before they go on sale to the general for tickets to ANY other NAC Orchestra, English Theatre, leave a message on the Friends information line at 613-947-7000, public. The Box Office will be open to subscribers only French Theatre or Dance subscription performance in the ext. 590, or visit the website at www.friendsofnaco.ca AUGUST 31 – SEPTEMBER 5, 2009. 2009-2010 season, subject to availability...... PUBLIC ONSALE AT THE NAC BOX OFFICE: Please note: If you exchange for another NAC Orchestra The National Arts Centre is a vibrant hub for performance, creation and learning. The Romantic Revolution Festival single tickets go on concert, you will receive your subscriber discount. If you Find out how you can help us showcase sale July 14, 2009. exchange to a Theatre or Dance performance, you will the best in performing arts and inspire receive a subscriber-preferred price. If the performance the next generation. Please contact the All other tickets go on sale to the general public on you exchange your tickets for is more expensive, you will NAC Foundation at 613-947-7000 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009. be required to pay the difference; if it is less expensive, ext. 315 to contribute. you will receive a credit voucher for the difference. 27