Conductor/violinist Pinchas Zukerman brought his Ottawa-based National Arts Centre Orchestra to Toronto last weekend, and the reviews were beyond scathing. Zukerman, who has been a controversial figure since taking over the NACO, took fire for his programming choices, conducting style, and solo violin skills, with one critic writing, “It doesn’t get any worse than this.” Interestingly, the same program had gotten positive notices back home in Ottawa.