Pinchas Zukerman leads NAC Orchestra in Bon Voyage concerts on October 28 and 29, on the eve of United States and Mexico Tour
October 21, 2003 -
Ottawa, Canada -- On Tuesday, October 28 and Wednesday, October 29 at 20:00 in the NAC's Southam Hall, Pinchas Zukerman leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra in one of the programmes that audiences will hear during the upcoming United States and Mexico Tour. This Bon Voyage concert features Rossini, Mozart, and the first look at a commissioned work by NAC Award Composer Denys Bouliane, before the Orchestra heads off to Mexico two days later.
Pinchas Zukerman opens the programme with Rossini's Overture to La Cenerentola, a perfect sample of this composer's rousing musicality. Then Maestro Zukerman, the world renowned instrumentalist, leads the Orchestra from the violin in Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major,"Turkish", also featured on the NAC Orchestra's latest CBC Records ZUKERMAN-MOZART CD. This music is steeped in the qualities of the style galant, which implies elegance, grace, charm, but Mozart's ingenuity takes him beyond the usual to produce a more spacious, varied and thematically developed work.
A preview version of Denys Bouliane's commissioned piece Snow is white but water is black is next. Bouliane will join the orchestra on tour, leading a series of lectures and composition master classes. Mozart's final symphony, the "Jupiter"¸ No. 41 in C major, closes the programme.
Audiences in Monterrey, Chicago, Ithaca, and New York City will hear Zukerman and the Orchestra performing this programme. Other cities will hear one of two other programmes that feature Beethoven. All programmes include the new work by Denys Bouliane.
The United States and Mexico Tour is presented by Export Development Canada (EDC). This Canadian financial institution with a strong tradition of supporting the arts in Canada, is devoted exclusively to providing trade finance and insurance services to assist Canadian exporters and investors in some 200 markets worldwide, including the U.S. and Mexico. The Tour's Education Partner is HSBC. The National Arts Centre is also grateful for the support of TransAlta and Bombardier (Tour Partners), the National Post (Media Partner), and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Tickets for these Ovation Series series concerts on October 28 and 29, are on sale now at $27.00, $45.00, $56.00 and $58.00, with box seats at $73.00 (GST and Facility Fee included) at the NAC Box Office (Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 21:00), and through Ticketmaster (with surcharges) at 613-755-1111. Ticketmaster may also be accessed through the NAC's web-site at www.nac-cna.ca. Half-price tickets for students in all sections of the hall are on sale in person at the NAC Box Office upon presentation of a valid student ID card.
