The National Arts Centre is ending the Young Artists Program (YAP) which has brought talented young musicians to Ottawa for the past 20 years, ARTSFILE has learned. The final YAP will take place this month. The program was started by former NAC Orchestra music director Pinchas Zukerman.
A program of virtuosic symphonic compositions all written within the last 15 years, performed by a fierce champion of new music and with a powerhouse woman on the podium? Yes please, and may we have some more? Unfortunately, not everyone in Ottawa is of this opinion
Again this year, the Ottawa Fringe Festival (June 13-23) finds both novice and veteran artists on its multiple stages. Performers from Ottawa and points beyond are presenting a total of 54 different shows, with a bracing mix of musicals, comedy, drama, documentary theatre and more. Curious
In an increasingly multicultural Ottawa, young women of Middle East descent are everywhere. They could be your neighbourhood pharmacist or your Tim Horton’s waitress. And they don’t have to wear a hijab to be the product of a home environment more rooted in their ancestral
What better way to celebrate a major anniversary than with the return of an historic figure. That's what Music and Beyond is doing this July by welcoming Brian Law back to Ottawa for a major performance during the festival's 10th anniversary. For those who may
Three exhibitions seen on different sides of Ottawa show different sides of Ottawa, and in very different ways. First up is a permanent exhibition of outdoor photography along a one-kilometre strip of Richmond Road in Westboro. Nine wildlife photographs by Ottawa photographer Michelle Valberg have been
When Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government took the reins of power at Queen's Park, they said they would do things differently. So citizens have watched the new Tory regime end the previous government's cap and trade scheme that was aimed at controlling carbon emissions. They have
The new head of the Ottawa Arts Council is Nicole Milne. She will formally replace Peter Honeywell as executive director on June 24. Milne's prime directive will be to guide the council into a higher profile in the Ottawa arts community along with a "greater investment
This is the season of anniversaries and one to take note of is the 10th birthday of one of the city's most ambitious ensembles, the Capital Chamber Choir. ARTSFILE asked artistic director Jamie Loback about the past, present and future of this group. Q. A decade
Leila Josefowicz has been playing the violin since she was a young child. Her talent surfaced quickly and she was soon immersed in track that would take her onto the world stage. Like many young violin soloists, she played the great concertos and sonatas — Beethoven,
