Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle-Aquitaine © Yohan Bonnet
Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle-Aquitaine
L’Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle-Aquitaine is a group that, since its creation in 1981, has offered a specific format of 45 to 50 musicians adapted to the most varied and adventurous repertoires, from Mozart and Haydn to contemporary creation.
Under the artistic direction of conductor and pianist Jean-François Heisser since 2000, the orchestra shapes its style through bold programming. Its unanimously recognized musical quality enables it to regularly invite the great soloists in the news: Angelich, Capuçon, Chamayou, Dumay, Guerrier, Hoffman, Peirani, Salque, Radulovic, de Maistre, Coppey, Pernoo… NACO’s identity is also built around invitations to renowned conductors: Marek Janowski, François-Xavier Roth, Arie Van Beek, Louis Langree, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Jean-François Verdier, Fayçal Karoui, Xu Zhong and others.
The new generation of up-and-coming chefs is also very much in evidence: Marzena Diakun, Nicolas Simon, Adrien Perruchon, Dylan Corlay. The mission of discovering new talent means that every musical moment is a pleasure shared by audience and musicians alike.
Resident at the Théâtre Auditorium de Poitiers, this touring orchestra is close to its local area, performing in major cities and smaller towns alike. While Poitiers is its home base, it has also forged loyal ties with major Parisian venues – Opéra Comique, Cité de la Musique, Radio France, La Seine Musicale, Les Bouffes du Nord – and major festivals – Roque d’Anthéron, Saintes, Berlioz, Messiaen, Abbaye de l’Epau, La Folle Journée.
The inaugural concert of the first edition of the Festival Ravel en Nouvelle-Aquitaine was an opportunity to rename the Orchestre Poitou-Charentes as the Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Committed to bringing music to as many people as possible in its region, the Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle-Aquitaine also has at the heart of its philosophy a social and solidarity-based commitment that leads it to meet new audiences and the younger generation.
With the ambition of making “scholarly” music accessible to all, it promotes a rich, innovative cultural program combining musical practice and encounters with artists and works.
Its original and ambitious discography policy, in exclusivity with the Mirare label, is marked by the release in 2017 of the complete five Beethoven piano concertos played and conducted by Jean-François Heisser.
L’Orchestre de Chambre Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Licence n° 2 – LR – 21-001675 – association Loi 1901) est subventionné par la Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, le Ministère de la Culture (DRAC Nouvelle-Aquitaine), la Ville de Poitiers, et reçoit le soutien du fonds MAIF pour l’Éducation, du Crédit Mutuel, et de MACE imprimerie. L’OCNA est membre de l’Association Française des Orchestres.