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Concerts and opera

Classical concerts and opera in Ottawa

35 performances in Ottawa on our calendars, from Wed 4 Nov 2026 to Thu 24 Jun 2027, at 2 halls. Most often on the programme: Cantata No. 140 (4 performances) and the music of Jean Coulthard.

The whole season35 performances

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November 2026

  1. Wed 4 Nov · 20:00Ives: The Unanswered Question · Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 · Coulthard: Symphonic Image: Vision of the NorthSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  2. Thu 5 Nov · 20:00Ives: The Unanswered Question · Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 · Coulthard: Symphonic Image: Vision of the NorthSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  3. Sun 8 Nov · 15:30Purcell: Chaconne · Stravinsky: Apollo · Tchaikovsky: Serenade for StringsCarleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre · NAC Orchestra
  4. Tue 17 Nov · 20:00Brahms X Radiohead with the NAC OrchestraSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra

December 2026

  1. Thu 3 Dec · 20:00Coulthard: Ballade: A Winter’s Tale · Debussy: Nocturnes · Sibelius: Symphony No. 6Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra
  2. Fri 4 Dec · 20:00Coulthard: Ballade: A Winter’s Tale · Debussy: Nocturnes · Sibelius: Symphony No. 6Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra
  3. Tue 15 Dec · 19:00Handel: MessiahSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  4. Wed 16 Dec · 19:00Handel: MessiahSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra

January 2027

  1. Wed 20 Jan · 20:00Beethoven: Egmont · Neikrug: Symphony No. 4 · Elgar: Violin ConcertoSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  2. Thu 21 Jan · 20:00Beethoven: Egmont · Neikrug: Symphony No. 4 · Elgar: Violin ConcertoSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  3. Wed 27 Jan · 20:00Coulthard: Endymion · Schumann: Piano Concerto · Coulthard: Symphony No. 1Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra
  4. Thu 28 Jan · 20:00Coulthard: Endymion · Schumann: Piano Concerto · Coulthard: Symphony No. 1Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra

February 2027

  1. Wed 10 Feb · 20:00Agócs: Back to Elysium · Watkins: Horn Concerto · Schumann: Symphony No. 3Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra
  2. Thu 11 Feb · 20:00Agócs: Back to Elysium · Watkins: Horn Concerto · Schumann: Symphony No. 3Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra
  3. Tue 23 Feb · 20:00Chopin: Sonata No. 2 · Enescu: Suite No. 3 · Debussy: ImagesSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra

March 2027

  1. Wed 17 Mar · 20:00Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos with James EhnesSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  2. Thu 18 Mar · 20:00Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos with James EhnesSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  3. Wed 31 Mar · 20:00Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments · Barber: Adagio for Strings · Vivier: Lonely ChildSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra

April 2027

  1. Thu 1 Apr · 20:00Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments · Barber: Adagio for Strings · Vivier: Lonely ChildSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  2. Sun 4 Apr · 15:30Coulthard: Pas de deux: Sonatina for Flute and Bassoon · Spohr: NonetCarleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre · NAC Orchestra
  3. Wed 14 Apr · 20:00Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied · Bach: Cantata No. 140 · Bach: Cantata No. 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und LebenSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  4. Wed 14 Apr · 20:00Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied · Bach: Cantata No. 140Southam Hall · Les Violons du Roy
  5. Thu 15 Apr · 20:00Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied · Bach: Cantata No. 140 · Bach: Cantata No. 147: Herz und Mund und Tat und LebenSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  6. Thu 15 Apr · 20:00Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied · Bach: Cantata No. 140Southam Hall · Les Violons du Roy
  7. Wed 28 Apr · 20:00Sokolović: Ringelspiel · Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 · Ravel: Ma mère l'oyeSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  8. Thu 29 Apr · 20:00Sokolović: Ringelspiel · Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 · Ravel: Ma mère l'oyeSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra

May 2027

  1. Tue 18 May · 20:00Dvořák: Cello ConcertoSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  2. Thu 20 May · 20:00Haydn: Die SchöpfungSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  3. Fri 21 May · 20:00Haydn: Die SchöpfungSoutham Hall · NAC Orchestra
  4. Wed 26 May · 20:00Assiginaak: Innenohr / Biinjii’ii Tawgaang (Inner Ear / Inside Ear) · Eichberg: Violin Concerto · Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra
  5. Thu 27 May · 20:00Assiginaak: Innenohr / Biinjii’ii Tawgaang (Inner Ear / Inside Ear) · Eichberg: Violin Concerto · Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra

June 2027

  1. Thu 17 Jun · 20:00Mahler: Symphony No. 3Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra
  2. Fri 18 Jun · 20:00Mahler: Symphony No. 3Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra
  3. Wed 23 Jun · 20:00Ravel: La valse · Murphy: Through the Unknown · Louie: Mon seul désir: Hommage à Strauss (My Only Desire: Hommage to Strauss) [NAC Orchestra commission]Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra
  4. Thu 24 Jun · 20:00Ravel: La valse · Murphy: Through the Unknown · Louie: Mon seul désir: Hommage à Strauss (My Only Desire: Hommage to Strauss) [NAC Orchestra commission]Southam Hall · NAC Orchestra

The halls

Southam Hall33 performancesSoutham HallCarleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre2 performancesCarleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre

Most played here

  1. Cantata No. 140Johann Sebastian Bach4
  2. Singet dem Herrn ein neues LiedJohann Sebastian Bach4
  3. Symphony No. 3Antonín Dvořák2
  4. The Unanswered QuestionCharles Ives2
  5. Symphonic Image: Vision of the NorthJean Coulthard2
  6. Piano Concerto No. 4Ludwig van Beethoven2
  7. NocturnesClaude Debussy2
  8. Ballade: A Winter’s TaleJean Coulthard2

Pictures via Wikimedia Commons · Ottawa: Thelongdarkteatimeofthesoul, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre: SimonP, CC BY-SA 3.0