Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) has announced that its Orchestra, conducted by Music Director Alexander Shelley, will perform in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on 05 April 2022 at 8pm. The concert will feature the U.S. premiere of a new work by Philip Glass, his Symphony No. 13, which was commissioned by the Orchestra on the theme Truth in Our Time as a tribute to Canadian American journalist Peter Jennings. Music Director Alexander Shelley says “We are delighted that our soloist will be Canadian violinist and Gramophone 2021 Artist of the Year James Ehnes, with whom the NAC Orchestra has enjoyed an immensely rewarding, even symbiotic relationship for many years, and who will be playing Erich Korngold’s Violin Concerto on our program. We chose the Korngold concerto because it speaks to the theme Truth in Our Time, as do all the compositions we will be playing at Carnegie Hall. We will open with Canadian composer Nicole Lizée’s Zeiss After Dark, followed by Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9, and of course the U.S. premiere of Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 13. We hope to share with our friends in New York City a compelling, engaging and memorable concert that reflects on global challenges such as truth and freedom of speech.”