Hélène Grimaud joins the Alexander Shelley and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in this first week of their annual Mentorship Program, for an evening of evocative music. Kevin Lau's NAC commissioned Dark Angels Suite from his synonymous ballet opens the evening, followed by Gershwin's Piano Concerto and Stravinsky's complete Firebird.
Hélène Grimaud joins the Alexander Shelley and the National Arts Centre Orchestra in this first week of their annual Mentorship Program, for an evening of evocative music. Kevin Lau's NAC commissioned Dark Angels Suite from his synonymous ballet opens the evening, followed by Gershwin's Piano Concerto and Stravinsky's complete Firebird.
In this second week of the National Arts Centre Orchestra's Mentorship Program Mahler's epic 2nd Symphony is on the program. Alexander Shelley and the orchestra are joined by the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir for what promises to be an unforgettable event.
Continuing their multi-year 'Clara, Robert, Johannes' project which explores the musical and personal friendship between Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, the NAC Orchestra are joined by soloists James Ehnes, Nicolas Altsteadt and singers Alex Hetherington and Midori Marsh for this concert. On the program, Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto, Brahms's Double Concerto and a set of NAC commissioned orchestrations of Clara Schumann's songs.
Alexander Shelley and the Pacific Symphony are joined by Renee Fleming and violin duo Hina&Fiona at Festival Napa Valley
Alexander Shelley conducts Beethoven's 5th Symphony and Elgar's Violin Concerto with the Gstaad Festival Orchestra with soloist Daniel Hope at the Menuhin Festival Gstaad
Principal Conductor Alexander Shelley and National Symphony Orchestra Ireland open their subscription season with Mahler's epic 2nd Symphony
Principal Conductor Alexander Shelley and National Symphony Orchestra Ireland welcome soloist Jess Gillam for the first of two special 'Culture Night' performances
Principal Conductor Alexander Shelley and National Symphony Orchestra Ireland welcome soloist Jess Gillam for the second of two special 'Culture Night' performances
Artistic and Music Director Alexander Shelley opens his inaugural season joined by GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell in a dazzling celebration of 20 years of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and 40 years of Segerstrom Center for the Arts. The centerpiece is Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, a dance-infused, virtuoso showcase for violin and orchestra. Surrounded by vibrant American classics and contemporary voices, the program bursts with color, momentum, and celebration—an unforgettable launch to a new artistic chapter.
Due to the pandemic the schedule for the coming months remains subject to frequent change and many performances will now be streamed rather than in person.
Please refer to promoter websites for latest updates.
Full details of Alexander’s 2021-2022 season will be released during the summer.