For more than a decade, @johnstorgards has been at the heart of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra as our Principal Guest Conductor. Today, we’re proud to share that John will become our next Music Director, beginning next year in September 2026.
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John Storgårds’s first week as Music Director, 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 🎼💖 La première semaine de @johnstorgards comme directeur musical, en quatre mouvements 🎶✍️
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Nouveauté ⏯️ Symphonic Image : Vision of the North de Jean Coulthard 👉 https://t.co/le3LL3oPho
🎼 Cette saison marque le début d’un projet qui s’échelonnera sur plusieurs années et qui prévoit
des prestations et des enregistrements pour
les principales œuvres de Coulthard.
New in the #NACOLive concert archive ⏯️ Symphonic Image: Vision of the North by Jean Coulthard 👉 https://t.co/ELPW0OgH0E
🎼 This season marks the beginning of a multi-year project: performing, recording, and preparing new orchestral parts for Coulthard’s major works.
En ce jour du Souvenir, rendons hommage aux courageux Canadiens et Canadiennes qui ont lutté pour notre liberté. #LeCanadaSeSouvient. N'oublions jamais.
📣 L’Orchestre du CNA organise du 22 au 24 janvier à Ottawa des auditions internationales pour le poste d'Assistant second violon solo
📅 Posez votre candidature d’ici le 13 décembre 2026. Répertoire et exigences : https://t.co/Ysq7oyHFYe
Audition Notice 📣 The NAC Orchestra is holding international auditions for Assistant Principal Second Violin on January 22–24 in Ottawa
📅 Apply by December 13, 2026. Repertoire and requirements available at: https://t.co/ucaRUpjTsd
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Quelques jours après son concert inaugural comme directeur musical, @johnstorgards a pris son 🎻 et s’est joint aux cordes de l’OCNA dans le cadre de notre série Musique pour un dimanche après-midi 🌇🎶
⏯️ Visionnez le concert complet : https://t.co/6OBtgvD0Vj
Days after his inaugural concert as Music Director, @johnstorgards picked up his 🎻 and joined NAC Orchestra string players in our Music for a Sunday Afternoon series 🌇🎶
⏯️ Watch the free concert replay: https://t.co/auVvwGhriJ
You can hear it, and you can see it 🧪✨ the chemistry between @johnstorgards and the @nacomusicians! Today, our new Music Director set down his baton and played alongside his colleagues, capping off his first big week as MD by making music with friends 🎻💛
LIVESTREAM 📡 Days after his inaugural concert as Music Director, @johnstorgards picks up his violin and joins NAC Orchestra string players in our Music for a Sunday Afternoon series ⤵️ https://t.co/auVvwGhriJ
Diffusion en direct gratuite 📺 Quelques jours après son concert inaugural comme directeur musical, @johnstorgards prend son violon et se joint aux cordes de l’Orchestre du CNA dans le cadre de notre série Musique pour un dimanche après-midi ▶️ https://t.co/6OBtgvDyKR
LIVESTREAM 📡 Days after his inaugural concert as Music Director, @johnstorgards picks up his violin and joins NAC Orchestra string players in our Music for a Sunday Afternoon series ⤵️ https://t.co/auVvwGhriJ
REVIEW: More than 13 years after making his debut with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, @johnstorgards mounted the podium in Southam Hall as music director.
📰 @Classical_Voice | #NACOrchCNA
https://t.co/tONbqSNsZt
Encore energy! 🎹⚡ Élisabeth Pion lights up the stage with Kapustin's 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑝ℎ𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑛 “𝐴𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎 𝑑𝑜 𝐵𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑖𝑙.” Watch the full concert on demand: ▶️ https://t.co/ELPW0OgH0E
#NACOLive | @honens
Même si vous n’êtes pas sur place, prenez part à la magie! ✨ Tout simplement inoubliable que cette première webdiffusion #OCNAendirect de @johnstorgards comme directeur musical! Regardez-le en rattrapage; c'est gratuit!
⏯️ https://t.co/le3LL3oPho
Missed being in the hall? ⏯️ Watch the concert replay on our website! Our first #NACOLive for @johnstorgards as Music Director, with @honens winner Élisabeth Pion joining the NAC Orchestra and a packed Southam Hall!
👉 https://t.co/ELPW0OgH0E