| On Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Arts_Centre_Orchestra |
| Alternative Spellings | NACO |
| Creation | 1969 |
| Participants |
Trevor Pinnock
- Conductor
from 1991
to 1997
Pinchas Zukerman - Conductor from 1999 to 2015 Alexander Shelley - Conductor from 2015 Jean-Marie Beaudet - Conductor from 1969 to 1971 Mario Bernardi - Conductor from 1971 to 1982 Franco Mannino - Conductor from 1982 to 1987 Gabriel Chmura - Conductor from 1987 to 1990 |
| City | Ottawa, ON, Canada |
| Country | Canada |
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 Canadian composers. The NAC Orchestra has made over 50 commercially released recordings. The Orchestra has visited more than 125 cities in Canada and more than 130 cities internationally in its 51-year history, including a coast-to-coast Canadian tour in 1999 and again in 2017. In May 2019, the NAC Orchestra completed a major European tour, performing and delivering education events in five countries. wikipedia