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Dr. Marc Ruel, a cardiac surgeon at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, will appear as a piano soloist for the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra's opening performance of the 2026-27 season. The concert, titled 'The Measure of Us', features Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 and is presented to support the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation.
Dr. Marc Ruel is not only a cardiac surgeon, but he is also a pianist. As the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra opens its 2026-27 season with “The Measure of Us” on Saturday night, the concert will feature Dr. Ruel as a soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor.
” The performance is presented in support of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation.
“It’s also my great honour to support the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, an institution I have been part of, first as a trainee and then as a faculty member, for almost 30 of its 50 years,” Ruel said in a media release. Sign up now for daily CTV News Ottawa newsletters The information you need to know, sent directly to you: Download the CTV News App The performance, called “The Measure of Us”, is taking place on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre on Lisgar Street.
“It is a true joy to bring friends and colleagues together to make music in support of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute,” Eve Legault, artistic director conductor for “The Measure of Us”, said. “The inspiration for this project came after Dr. Marc Ruel restored my father’s health through open-heart surgery. ” Following the performance, guests are invited to a benefit reception in support of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation. Benefit reception tickets are $100 per person.
Concert admission is sold separately, and a reception ticket is required to attend, according to the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. Sign up for daily newsletters of top local stories Subscribe to breaking news alerts from CTV News Ottawa Download the CTV News app now
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