December 30, 2004 -

Ottawa, Canada -- Ottawa’s own superstar pianist Angela Hewitt will give a masterclass in Rehearsal Hall B at the National Arts Centre in collaboration with the University of Ottawa on Sunday, January 9 from 14:00 to 16:00. Entrance is from the NAC Stage Door, and admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students, seniors and ORMTA teachers at the entrance of Rehearsal Hall B.

A masterclass is a one-on-one lesson given by a teacher to a student in front of and for the benefit of an audience. Masterclasses are of interest to anyone who would enjoy the chance to observe a great artist in the role of pedagogue, and are especially valuable to students and teachers of the featured instrument.

Angela Hewitt will work with four students over the course of the masterclass: Esther Joo, a student of Stéphane Lemelin performing Bach Partita No. 6 in E minor; Bonnie Huor, a student of Andrew Tunis performing Mozart Sonata K. 576; Yuko Matsuda, a student of Stéphane Lemelin performing Beethoven Sonata Op. 78; and David Mang, a student of Stéphane Lemelin performing Debussy’s L'Isle joyeuse.

Angela Hewitt will return to the National Arts Centre on January 18 to perform Bach’s Goldberg Variations in a solo recital on the Bombardier Great Performers Series.

Ottawa’s own Angela Hewitt, herself a graduate of the University of Ottawa, continues to captivate and charm audiences around the world with her musicianship and virtuosity. After her triumph in the 1985 Toronto International Bach Piano Competition, she embarked in 1994 on a ten-year project to record all of the major keyboard works by Bach for the Hyperion label.  The Inventions, French Suites, Partitas, Toccatas, the complete Well-Tempered Clavier, and the Goldberg Variations are receiving worldwide acclaim for their artistry. She also placed First in Italy’s Viotti Competition (1978) and was a top prizewinner in the International Bach competitions of Leipzig and Washington D.C., as well as the Schumann Competition in Zwickau, the Casadesus Competition in Cleveland, and the Dino Ciani Competition at La Scala, Milan.

For more information please contact:
Jane Morris, Communications Officer,
National Arts Centre Orchestra
(613) 947-7000, ext. 335
jmorris@nac-cna.ca