A much sought-after concert artist today, Margison has appeared with the Royal Philharmonic in London, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto Symphony Orchestras, and the
National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa.
Hegedus has worked with the Canadian Opera Company, Edmonton Opera, Opera de Montreal, Opera Hamilton and the Teatro Municipal de Santiago, as well as a number of symphony orchestras, including the
National Arts Centre Orchestra and the principal symphony orchestras of Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Victoria, Seattle, Houston and San Antonio.
JACK EVERLY is the Principal Pops Conductor of the Indianapolis and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra and the
National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa).
One day, in a reverie listening to my friend Pinchas Zukerman play it with the
National Arts Centre Orchestra, I asked myself: why is it that Vivaldi saved his finest and most beautiful melody for the largo of Winter?
Since then, she has performed with virtually every major orchestra in Canada, including numerous appearances with the Toronto Symphony, as well as the CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic,
National Arts Centre Orchestra, Edmonton, Victoria, Winnipeg and Saskatoon Symphony Orchestras.
They have danced alongside the
National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa and the L.A.
One highlight is bound to be Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster's concert with the Men of the Deeps choir of coalminers and the
National Arts Centre Orchestra. The event is the first in a series of biennial regional festivals presented by the National Arts Centre and showcasing the best in Canadian arts and culture (1-866-850-ARTS or www.atlanticscene.ca).
He directs the
National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada in an all-Beethoven programme including the Second Symphony and the Violin Concerto, in which he is both soloist and conductor.
CANADA'S
National Arts Centre Orchestra will embark on the most extensive overseas tour in its history next month, including a visit to Birmingham.
Her experience in Canada also includes stints as Administrative Director of Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Marketing Director of The
National Arts Centre Orchestra and Managing Director of Opera de Montreal.
Of Canada's eight orchestras with annual budgets of more than $5 million -- Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City, plus Ottawa's
National Arts Centre Orchestra -- most have deficits.
Other visiting orchestras before Christmas are Canada's
National Arts Centre Orchestra (with Pinchas Zukerman), the Minnesota Orchestra, the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra and the National Youth Orchestra.