This Sunday, piantist Frédéric Lacroix, violinist Christian Vachon and cellist Peter Rapson will perform Beethoven's Opus 1, a set of three piano trios written in 1793. Christian Vachon performs on a violin I made, copied after the 1693 Stradivari from the National...
New Norteño CD
The superb ensemble Norteño have released their third CD ~ Cato's Life. This album features music composed by Pierre-Paul Provencher, who also performs on the bandonéon (accordion) with the group. Norteño works within the world of “tango nuevo” (new tango), a genre...
NAC instrument collection
The players in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre Orchestra are fortunate to have access to a collection of string instruments and bows from the ‘Zukerman Musical Instruments Foundation'. This collection was begun by the orchestra's musical director Pinchas Zukerman....
Concert February 6th-Alaya Quartet
The Alaya String Quartet is performing in Ottawa in February. Based in Montréal, the Alaya String Quartet is comprised of four exciting players studying at l'Université de Montréal. Winners of the chamber music category in the Festival de Musique Classique du...