Public can see NAC Young Artists Programme participants in a series of master classes with Pinchas Zukerman and other NAC faculty members at U of O
June 18, 2002 -
Ottawa, Canada -- Music-lovers are invited to observe the gifted
students of the National Arts Centre's Young Artists Programme
in a series of master classes, recitals and chamber music, all but
one of which take place at the University of Ottawa's Freiman
Hall. Thirty-four instrumentalists from Canada and around the world
are participating in this three-week intensive summer training course
with Pinchas Zukerman and an international faculty from June 17 to
July 3.
The Young Artists Programme is now in its fourth year. This
summer's students range in age from 15 to 29, with the majority
coming from across Canada, and the others from Brazil, Britain,
China, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Japan, Korea, Sweden, the United
States and Uzbekistan.
The NAC Young Artists Programme faculty is headed by Pinchas
Zukerman, Music Director of the NAC Orchestra, and Patinka Kopec,
head of the Pinchas Zukerman Performance Program at the Manhattan
School of Music. They are joined in teaching violin and viola by
Grigory Kalinovsky, also from the Manhattan School of Music. Cello
will be taught by Amanda Forsyth, principal cello of the National
Arts Centre Orchestra and Margaret Wong of the NAC Orchestra, with
the Canadian-American cellist Gary Hoffman as special guest artist.
Piano is taught by Tatiana Goncharova of the Manhattan School of
Music with special guest artist Anton Kuerti, the celebrated Canadian
pianist who performs regularly with the NAC Orchestra. Chamber music
is led by violinist Andrew Dawes of the University of British
Columbia. Orchestral repertoire is led by Walter Prystawski,
concertmaster of the NAC Orchestra.
A master class is a one-on-one session between teacher and
student, or teacher and chamber ensemble, observed by an audience.
Other sessions open to the public include a recital by former Young
Artist Programme participant Jessica Linnebach, and a recital by two
faculty members. The programme culminates in a chamber music concert
featuring all the participants.
Freiman Hall (Room 121) is located in the Perez Building (Music
Faculty), 610 Cumberland Street at the
University of Ottawa. Admission is $5.00 at the door for each
session. Seating is limited.
NAC Young Artists Programme open events
Wednesday, June 19, 19:00-21:00, NAC Salon
Pinchas Zukerman and Patinka Kopec: violin master class (sonatas)
Friday, June 21, 19:00-21:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Pinchas Zukerman and Patinka Kopec: viola master class
(Brahms/Schubert)
Sunday, June 23, 19:00-22:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Andrew Dawes: string quartet master class
Monday, June 24, 20:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Grigory Kalinovsky/Tatiana Goncharova: violin/piano recital
(Shostakovich Preludes and Fauré Sonata)
Tuesday, June 25, 13:00-15:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Amanda Forsyth, cello master class
Tuesday, June 25, 19:00-21:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Anton Kuerti, piano master class
Wednesday, June 26, 19:00-21:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Anton Kuerti, piano master class
Thursday, June 27, 19:00-21:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Amanda Forsyth, cello master class
Friday, June 28, 19:00-21:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Pinchas Zukerman/Patinka Kopec, violin/viola master class (Bach)
Sunday, June 30, 19:30, U of O Freiman Hall
Jessica Linnebach, violin recital
Tuesday, July 2, 19:00-21:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Gary Hoffman, cello master class
Wednesday, July 3, 13:00-15:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Gary Hoffman, cello master class
Thursday, July 4, 19:00, U of O Freiman Hall
Young Artists Programme chamber music concert
The National Arts Centre gratefully acknowledges the generous
support of Galaxie: The Continuous Music Network, Associate Sponsor
of the 2002 Young Artists Programme. The programme is also partially
funded through the NAC's National Youth and
Education Trust with special thanks to TELUS, Founding Partner of
the Trust, Clarica, Corus Entertainment, the American Friends of
Canada, and the J. Armand Bombardier Foundation. All the Canadian
participants are participating on full and partial scholarships,
including The Mitchell Sharp Young Musicians Award, the Joyce Conger
Award for the Arts (Administered by the Community Foundation of
Ottawa), the Galaxie Rising Star Award, the Monique Lachance
Scholarship, the McKinlay Family Scholarship, the Ridgen Family
Scholarship, the Hilton McIntosh Memorial Scholarship, the Marjorie
Goodrich Scholarship, the NACOA Scholarship, The Fuller Family
Scholarship, the Cooper Family Scholarship and additional awards
provided through the generosity of supporters of the National Arts
Centre's Donors Circle.
