⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Ottawa. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Tchaikovsky and More at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre under the gentle glow of candlelight.
General Info
📍 Venue: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show and close 5 minutes prior to the start. Late arrivals will not be permitted
👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult
♿ Accessibility: the venue is wheelchair accessible, however only in Zone B on the main floor.
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🪑 Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone
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Tentative Program
- Saint-Saëns - "Le Carnaval des animaux, R 125: XIII. The Swan"
- Tchaikovsky - "The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14c, Pas de deux. Variation II, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"
- Tchaikovsky - "The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 12d, Divertissement. Trepak, Russian Dance
- Delibes - The Flower Duet from Lakmé
- Khachaturian - "Suite from Gayane nº3: V. Sabre Dance"
- Offenbach - "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (Barcarolle) from Tales of Hoffman"
- Tchaikovsky - "String Quartet No. 3 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro non troppo e risoluto"
- Borodin - "String Quartet nº1 in A Major: III. Scherzo: Prestissimo"
- Massenet - "Thaïs: Meditation"
- Tchaikovsky - "Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48, TH 48: II. Walzer"
- Fauré - "Pavane," Op. 50
- Piazzolla - "Oblivion"
- Tchaikovsky - "The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66, Act I "The Spell": nº6, Waltz"
- Dvořák - "String Quartet nº12 in F Major, op. 96, B.179 - "American Quartet": IV. Finale (Vivace ma non troppo)
Performers
- String Quartet - Listeso String Quartet
- Ballet Dancers - Sylvia Berman, Sophie Qin
- Artistic Director - Olivia Khoury

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User reviews
- amazing show. such lovely and intimate atmosphere and ambiance. The ballerinas did a great job and the musicians were great as well. Affordable as well. would recommend 100%
- Fantastic
- Amazing! I look forward to see more of the candlelight series. Plus, it can be a wonderful gift for friends and family too.
- Magnifique!
- Excellent !
- Nice atmosphere
- Beatiful music, magnificent interpretación by the Despax quartet. The dancers were a very much appreciated addition. Keep it up.
- It was wonderful!!
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