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Pierre Tourville. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, CC (French pronunciation: [ja.nik ne.zɛ se.ɡɛ̃]; born Yannick Séguin; [1] 6 March 1975) is a Canadian conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Orchestre Métropolitain (Montréal), the Metropolitan Opera, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He was the principal conductor of the ...
Apprentice. The National Ballet of Canada is a Canadian ballet company that was founded in 1951 in Toronto, Ontario, with Celia Franca, the first artistic director. A company of 70 dancers with its own orchestra, the National Ballet has been led since 2022 by artistic director Hope Muir. Renowned for its diverse repertoire, the company performs ...
The term 'music director' is more common in the US and Canada, whereas 'principal conductor' or 'chief conductor' is more prevalent elsewhere. For orchestras which have both a music director and a principal conductor, such as the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi , the person with the title of music ...
The first conductor was Luigi von Kunits, and that season there were twenty concerts, as well as a performance at a spring festival. [2] In the summer of 1924, the symphony performed at the Canadian National Exhibition. Shortly thereafter, the TSO began holding children's concerts. [2]
MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) -The union representing workers at Canadian National Railway said on Friday they would strike next week, in a fresh threat to the economy after vowing to challenge a ...
It is presented to outstanding Canadian and international artists and individuals who have made significant contributions to arts and culture in Canada and around the world. 1990: John Kruspe, musician and lecturer [108] 1990: Norman Burgess, musician, educator, administrator [109] 1991: Gordon Kushner, pianist, conductor, and teacher [110]
Tania Miller (born August 28, 1969, in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan) [1] is a Canadian conductor . In October 2023, she was appointed Artistic Director and Conductor of Brott Music Festival and its two national Canadian training programs, the National Academy Orchestra of Canada and BrottOpera. [2] [3] She is currently Music Director Emerita of the ...
National Arts Centre Orchestra. The National Arts Centre Orchestra (NAC Orchestra) is a Canadian orchestra based in Ottawa, Ontario led by music director Alexander Shelley. The NAC Orchestra's primary concert venue is Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre. Since its inception, the Orchestra has commissioned more than 90 works, mostly from ...