Ottawa 
Events Description
Hailed as a national treasure in Finland during his lifetime, Jean Sibelius’s music has become synonymous with the country’s icy landscapes and the warmth of its people. In this program, Music Director John Storgårds leads the NAC Orchestra in two symphonies that showcase the captivating contrasts of this composer’s music.
Evoking winter’s sweet melancholy, Sibelius’s Sixth Symphony inhabits a tranquil realm of shivering winds and pale sunlight, where sound and silence merge in a haunting musical meditation. The Seventh Symphony then flows forward with radiant joy, from a heart-melting hymn for strings to moments of swirling energy that one critic described as “the dignified calm of the human spirit in a hostile environment.”
Opening the program, Storgårds continues his season-long exploration of Canadian composer Jean Coulthard’s music with A Winter’s Tale, in which she reflects on the power of hope in times of darkness and uncertainty. And Claude Debussy unleashes his poetic imagination in the hypnotic Nocturnes—musical snapshots of solemn clouds, moonlit festivities, and the haunting song of mythological sirens.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $33 & up
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date:
Thursday, December 3, 2026, 8 p.m.
Friday, December 4, 2026, 8 p.m.
Venue & Address,
Southam Hall1 Elgin Street, Ottawa
Wheelchair accessible
