Truth in Our Time with NACO at Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Canadas National Arts Centre Orchestra and Music Director Alexander Shelley return to Toronto to explore the theme of Truth in our Times with the World Premire of Philip Glasss Symphony No. 13, his ode to freedom of the press, commissioned by the Orchestra as a tribute to Canadian-born journalist Peter Jennings. Works by Korngold and Shostakovich offer defiant statements on authoritarian regimes. The concert begins with a contemporary Canadian work by Nicole Lize, Zeiss After Dark, co-commissioned by Toronto Symphony and NAC Orchestras in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada with financial assistance from the Government of Canada.Alexander Shelley, conductorBlake Pouliot, violin National Arts Centre Orchestra, guest orchestraWed, March 30, 2022 at 8:00pmThis performance includes an intermission.