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It’s an evening of fabulous Broadway showstoppers when stars of The Great White Way—Ben Crawford, Christina Bianco, and Broadway’s “Phantom,” Ted Keegan—join Pops Maestro Jack ...

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, “Choral” Mozart Piano Concerto No. 26, “Coronation” Thursday subscribers attend the Saturday, June 20 concert Friday ...

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante Bruckner Symphony No. 9 Think of Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante as a sublime cross between a symphony and a double concerto: violin and ...

Max and his dog Presto discover a magical scroll that sends them to a tumultuous South American country where the evil wizard Adalberto has spread ...

Mendelssohn Violin Concerto Mahler Symphony No. 1 Gil Shaham, “the outstanding American violinist of his generation” (~ Time Magazine), is our soloist for Mendelssohn’s masterpiece, ...

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet's bold company vision – top choreographers, groundbreaking works, and virtuoso dancers – embodies the expansive spirit of the American West. Making ...

Haydn Symphony No. 91 Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 2 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" We welcome back Christian Zacharias (“a performer who is suited ...

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1945) This night at the symphony promises a spectacular experience as you savour music by two remarkable ...

Kevin Lau Treeship Haydn Violin Concerto in C major Bruckner Symphony No. 7 Celebrating the NAC’s Ontario Scene, Maestro Peter Oundjian leads his Toronto Symphony ...

Mozart Overture to Le nozze di Figaro Jordan Pal Starling: Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 Maestra Xian Zhang ...

An uplifting tale about big dreams… about Piccolo, a boy in Renaissance Italy aspiring to become an artist, who gets help from his loyal dog ...

Fast-paced fiddling, breathtaking reels and jigs, story-telling, and step-dancing send sparks flying when one of Canada’s foremost fiddlers, Donnell Leahy, and members of his family ...

Considered a national treasure of France, Lyon Opera Ballet has become one of the world's foremost contemporary dance companies under the visionary guidance of Artistic ...

Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 4 Yannick Nézet-Séguin “has reached the top of the orchestra game” raved The New York ...

DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance, and sensational dancing. Seen by millions ...

Alice is truly eye-popping - an unquestionable high point of the season. Don’t miss its only Canadian performances outside Toronto! Suitable for all ages Co-production: ...

Whether Joshua Bell is performing a concerto in one of the world’s prestigious concert halls, or a compellingly intimate recital, he is a classical music ...

In the spring we turn to the lighter side, with Mozart’s great comedy, The Marriage of Figaro. In this charming opera, Figaro and his fiancée, ...

Ravel Piano Concerto in G major Beethoven Symphony No. 6, “Pastorale” Inon Barnatan’s “firecracker technique” (~Washington Post) is on sizzling display in Ravel’s jazzy Piano ...

Discover why percussion is the primal source of all movement and rhythm as Japan’s Kodo Drummers return with their most ambitious production yet! Kodo One ...

Miami City Ballet, making a triumphant return under the Artistic Directorship of former New York City Ballet prima ballerina Lourdes Lopez, showcases talent, versatility, and ...

Bring back memories of solid gold Classic FM radio hits from the 60’s to the 2000’s… Five decades of blockbuster songs, including tunes by the ...

Nielsen Prelude to Act II of Saul and David Sibelius Symphony No. 7 Haydn Piano Concerto in G major, Hob.XVIII:4 Beethoven Symphony No. 2 Major ...

The perfect romantic treat for Valentines Weekend In m¡longa, internationally revered wunderkind Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui collaborates with an incredibly talented cast of Argentinean dancers and ...

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21 Brahms, Johannes Symphony No. 1 You’ll recognize the Andante from Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21, praised by his biographer Maynard ...

Brahms, Johannes Double Concerto Brahms, Johannes Piano Concerto No. 2 Perfect partners make for great Brahms: Amanda and Pinchas combine for the titanic Double Concerto ...

This concert promises to be fun, giving you a taste of some big-name composers; there’s Bartók’s spicy mix of Hungarian flavours, served up by the ...

Haydn Symphony No. 83, “The Hen” Hummel Trumpet Concerto Lutoslawski Musique funèbre Bartók Divertimento for String Orchestra Music from three centuries and four countries—all in ...

Margaret Atwood’s harrowing, award-winning novel of speculative fiction is boldly interpreted as contemporary ballet (performed on pointe) by New York-based choreographer Lila York. The Handmaid’s ...

An exchange of letters between young Christoph and his uncle reveals that a “madman” has moved into the upstairs apartment of the boy’s Vienna home, ...

Marc Neikrug Bassoon Concerto Nielsen Little Suite Schumann Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish” The romantic landscapes of the Rhenish Symphony transport you to Schumann’s beloved Rhineland, ...

Party like it’s 1899 in Vienna, the city of dreams! Celebrate the start of the New Year with an all-star cast of European singers, dancers, ...

Handel’s Messiah—composed in an astonishing three weeks—is the inspired and inspiring meditation on the prophecy and fulfillment of God’s plan to redeem the world through ...

Sparkling snowflakes glisten against an azure sky, and the familiar strains of Tchaikovsky’s timeless music fill the air. Alberta Ballet’s sumptuous new production casts a ...

When “Sahara Bob” brings his exotic musical instruments to the concert, he meets the Genie of the Magic Horn, and the audience witnesses the legendary ...

Brahms, Johannes Symphony No. 4 J.S. Bach “Erbarme Dich” from St. Matthew Passion R. Wagner Wesendonck Lieder Wagner’s imagination was powerfully stirred by the poetry ...

Britten Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2 Brahms, Johannes Variations on a Theme of Haydn Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of ...

Korngold Suite from Much Ado About Nothing Mendelssohn Incidental Music to A Midsummer’s Night Dream Nicolai Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor Shakespeare comedies ...

Chen Qigang Wu Xing (Five Elements) Chen Gang, He Zhanhao The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 The Butterfly Lovers’ Violin Concerto takes ...

Vollmond is a masterstroke. In one of her most celebrated works, the legendary Pina Bausch created a lush expression of the rapturous effects of the ...

Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL, ONCE is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their ...

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Mozart Piano Concerto No. 14 Strauss Burleske for Piano and Orchestra Forsyth A Ballad of Canada ...

Schubert Symphony No. 1 Schubert Symphony No. 2 Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 Part of the Vienna Festival. You’re in for an enchanting concert experience ...

Mozart Divertimento in F major, K. 138 Mozart String Quartet No. 19, “Dissonance” Beethoven String Quartet, Op. 59, No. 2, “Razumovsky” Among the glories of ...

Bruckner Adagio from the String Quintet in F major Dvo?ák Serenade for Strings Mozart Serenade for Winds, “Gran Partita” Enjoy a program that showcases the ...

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5, “Turkish” Beethoven Egmont Overture Pinchas Zukerman, as conductor and soloist, sets a celebratory tone for this ...

Acclaimed singer-songwriter, Jann Arden announces a cross Canada tour this Fall kicking off in Victoria B.C. Jann will be touring in support of her new ...

Opera Lyra’s 30th season commences with Giacomo Puccini’s enduring masterpiece, Tosca. The opera is a taut tragedy whose majestic music sweeps us along from its ...

The New York Times calls it “THE BEST MUSICAL OF THIS CENTURY.” Washington Post says, “IT IS THE KIND OF EVENING THAT RESTORES YOUR FAITH ...

You’ll savour these live performances of fabulous John Williams scores, including E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones and Harry Potter movies, War Horse, ...

At 18 years of age, Jan Lisiecki is in the spotlight for Mozart’s Ninth Piano Concerto, called “one of the greatest wonders of the world”. ...

Superstar Leila Josefowicz (“a superb fiddle player” ~ Chicago Tribune) plays Stravinsky’s 1931 Baroque-inspired concerto, a brilliant combination of energy, wit, and charm—a perfect match ...

Not your grandpa’s Little Red Riding Hood! Rest assured, the familiar cast of characters is all here: wolf, grandma, and the girl in a red ...

Saint-Saëns’s Third Violin Concerto—from its flights into the stratosphere of the violin’s register, to the finale’s whimsical flourishes—showed the composer to be a master of ...

A newly invigorated Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to the NAC with a dynamic evening of high-octane works, including Far But Close, a recent commission ...

Beethoven’s playful Eighth Symphony is known for its “metronome” movement—a tribute to a then-new time-keeping gadget (there’s an app for that, you know). So keep ...

One of the world’s most beloved story ballets, Coppélia sparkles with wit and charm. Featuring a voluptuous score by Léo Delibes, a flirty, feisty heroine ...

One of the most famous and beautiful operas of all time, Madama Butterfly is set in Japan in the late 1880’s. It tells the hauntingly ...

Come sail the seas with the infamous Pirate King! This witty Gilbert and Sullivan operetta has been cleverly abridged for families making it the perfect ...

After a brilliant debut with NAC Orchestra last season, Juraj Valcuha returns….Béla Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto reflects the composer’s Hungarian heritage, including a set of ...

On the Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s much-anticipated annual visit to Southam Hall, GRAMMY Award-winning pianist Richard Goode joins Maestro Peter Oundjian and the TSO when they ...

Back at the NAC by popular demand, Argentina’s internationally-renowned Tango Pasión brings an unforgettable mix of music, song and dance in a brand new production. ...

Pinchas Zukerman and one of his favourite musical partners, Yefim Bronfman, get together for a recital of intimate chamber music repertoire. You’ll marvel at the ...

Rodin/Claudel is a story of passion, obsession and betrayal that vividly portrays the intimate lives of two people entangled in love and artmaking. Inspired by ...

A masterpiece of imagination and timeless inner tranquility, this visually stunning paean to spiritual pilgrimage is a signature work of Taiwan’s leading contemporary dance company. ...

Named as a conductor “on the verge of greatness” by Gramophone and praised for his “…penetrating musicianship and with the technical means to achieve it” ...

Italy’s sun-drenched landscapes and joie de vivre of its people prompted Mendelssohn’s spirited symphony, one of the most beloved in the repertoire (he himself referred ...

A concert inspired by the forces of destiny and love. In just nine minutes Brahms’s profound choral masterpiece Song of Destiny, set on Friedrich Hölderlin’s ...

Take Denzal Sinclaire—Canada’s most popular jazz vocalist—add the great classics from the songbook of the extraordinary Nat King Cole and other favourites, plus conductor Jeff ...

Principal Oboe Charles Hamann takes the spotlight amongst his NAC Orchestra colleagues for Vaughan Williams’s rarely heard jewel of a concerto, which charms the ear ...

Without upsetting the maestro, symphony musicians and a conductor’s assistant must outwit a powerful wolf who challenges orchestra and audience alike. The concert hall becomes ...

Inspired by his sunny sojourn in Italy (and a brief infatuation with a young pianist), Mendelssohn composed an equally unclouded piano concerto, brimming with free-flowing ...

A classical ballet masterpiece brought to life by ingenious choreographer James Kudelka. His provocative, passionate ideas and dynamic choreographic palette heighten the ballet’s mingling of ...

101 years after the birth of Richard Wagner, Louis Lortie presents this homage to the iconic opera composer. The pianist considers it “a nice challenge ...

Michael Cavanaugh, charismatic voice of the Rock & Roll Songbook, joins Jack Everly and the NAC Orchestra in his much-anticipated return to the NAC to ...

What’s it like to have to wear a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater in a hockey-crazed Quebec town where everyone is a Montreal Canadiens fan? That’s ...

“The heart’s jewel” …that’s what Mendelssohn’s genially-inspired Concerto has been called. Among the most popular in the repertoire it not only lets soloists display technical ...

Celebrate the joys of Christmas! Alain Trudel and the NAC Orchestra are joined by stellar soprano Measha Brueggergosman who will add sparkle along with the ...

Handel’s Messiah—composed in an astonishing three weeks—is the inspired and inspiring meditation on the prophecy and fulfillment of God’s plan to redeem the world through ...

What a way to get into the holiday spirit! Winner of eight Juno Awards, 15 million record sales, and 20 years of entertaining fans across ...

The perfect holiday treat for the whole family! RWB’s Nutcracker updates the best of the original ballet with uniquely Canadian elements such as a snowy ...

Young piano phenom Conrad Tao, who amazed audiences during last season’s Beethoven Festival, returns to play a Mozart piano concerto that has a sunny disposition, ...

Resident choreographer Alejandro Cerrudo’s magical One Thousand Pieces – the company’s first-ever full-evening work – was created in celebration of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 35th ...

What could be more romantic than being awakened by a birthday serenade played by 13 musicians on Christmas morning? That was Wagner’s gift to his ...

Vivaldi, Venice, and Violins! You’ll be intrigued by Classical Kids Live’s award-winning story of Katarina, a gifted girl sent to study music at the Pietà ...

An all-Beethoven celebration! The brilliant Third Piano Concerto is a showcase for the prodigious talents of Dejan Lazi?, marking his debut with the NAC Orchestra. ...

What could be more entertaining than watching beloved classic cartoons, starring that “Wascally Wabbit” Bugs Bunny and other Looney Tunes characters on a giant screen ...

When Berlioz fell for Shakespearean actress Harriet Smithson, he fell hard, and the world benefitted. The resulting Symphonie fantastique is a work of marvelous orchestral ...

You’re in for a wild ride when Cameron Carpenter ("smasher of cultural and classical music taboos" L.A. Times) brings his staggering talent – and sequined ...

The Montreal Symphony Orchestra and violinist Viviane Hagner (“rich, burnished tone, crystalline articulation and subtle expression” Washington Post) present Prokofiev’s tour-de-force First Violin Concerto, with ...

Pinchas Zukerman conducts and solos in Mozart’s sparkling Violin Concerto No. 3, whose ethereal middle movement “could have fallen straight from heaven,” as a commentator ...

Bruch is best known for his romantic First Violin Concerto, whose lyricism and bravado have made it a perfect showcase for a virtuoso like Pinchas ...

Called “The people’s Diva” (The New York Times), soprano Renée Fleming is one of today’s most beloved and celebrated opera superstars – and a recent ...

From "teen idol" to universally adored singer-songwriter who’s never stopped thrilling us, Paul Anka comes home for this season’s NAC Gala. And you’re invited to ...

Beethoven intended his Piano Concerto No. 2 as a display piece for himself; now hear distinguished pianist Christian Zacharias’ commanding interpretation. And with one of ...

From bold opening chords to dazzling pyrotechnics to soaring melodies, Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto always brings cheering audiences to their feet, especially when superstar pianist ...

A soldier with a past is seduced by a beautiful gypsy who cares only for her own freedom. Passions and jealousy build in sultry Seville, ...

Elgar — Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, “Enigma Variations” Frequently described as one of this generation’s greatest artists, celebrated piano giant Emanuel Ax ...

Maestro Zukerman conducts and performs a program devoted to the glory Baroque, an era that saw the dawn of the orchestra and produced countless virtuosic ...

Latvian conductor Ainars Rubikis makes his NACO debut leading Schubert’s “Great” Symphony, a work of unyielding melody and majesty cementing the composer as Beethoven’s successor ...

Newly-appointed music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and conducting phenomenon, Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the combined forces of the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Montreal’s Orchestre ...

Praised for decades as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, violinist Itzhak Perlman continues his reign as the undeniable virtuoso of the violin. ...

Making their hotly anticipated NAC debut, Alonzo King LINES Ballet boasts a company of the most gorgeous and technically fearless contemporary ballet artists touring today. ...

Rising English conductor Alexander Shelley conducts Tchaikovsky’s exuberant “Little Russian,” a work full of lively folk melodies from the Ukraine, a country referred to as ...

The undeniable joy of pop-rock meets the breathtaking athleticism of ballet in the sequined spectacle, Love Lies Bleeding. Alberta Ballet’s artistic director Jean Grand-Maître, choreographer ...

Described by London’s Evening Standard as “a true poet of the keyboard,” Inon Barnatan will display his impeccable technique with Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2, ...

The Sleeping Beauty is considered the most grand and intimate of the great ballets – a fairytale where good triumphs over evil with a single ...

Internationally renowned Flamenco artist María Pagés is a bold, uninhibited innovator, recognized for infusing contemporary movement and music into the traditional dance form. Her Autorretrato ...

Verdi’s musical masterpiece is based on Alexandre Dumas’ novel and play, La Dame aux Camélias. It tells the bittersweet story of the doomed love affair ...

Praised for his rich, gorgeous tone and playing that can range from lovely and elegant to a vigorous rock star energy, German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser ...

The enormity of Mozart’s legacy is on display with two of the composer’s final and greatest compositions. First, the Orchestra will perform Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony, ...

The wintry and majestic landscapes of Finland continue to be a muse for classical composers. Finnish conductor John Storgårds makes his first appearance with the ...

The Ottawa Citizen declares that “one of the best ways to attract a large audience in Ottawa is to have Angela Hewitt on your program. ...

Under the new artistic direction of Emily Molnar, Ballet BC returns to the NAC to present a program of ambitious contemporary ballets from the world’s ...

Over the years, the NAC Orchestra and Maestro Zukerman have developed a special fondness for the compositions of Johannes Brahms and devote an entire program ...

Artistic Director Karen Kain commissioned a fresh interpretation of Shakespeare’s timeless tale from superstar Alexei Ratmansky, resident choreographer of American Ballet Theatre. His Romeo and ...

Astounding audiences and winning multiple international competitions including the 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow, pianist Daniil Trifonov makes his NAC Orchestra debut with Liszt’s demanding ...

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic winner of 10 Oscars® – the NAC Orchestra plays Leonard Bernstein’s score live with the re-mastered film (directed ...

Legendary Russian pianist and Van Cliburn Competition Winner Alexander Toradze returns to perform Rachmaninoff’s beloved and technically demanding Piano Concerto No. 3....

Take your family on a musical adventure! A mischievous street musician is caught in the act of playing the Orchestra’s grand piano. Much to her ...

Wagner described Beethoven's Seventh Symphony as “the apotheosis of dance.” Pietari Inkinen conducts this masterpiece full of rhythmic vitality. An instant hit since its premiere ...