-- By Uvia Chang
Translated by Cara Steenstra
Established in 1945, the National
Taiwan Symphony Orchestra has been around for
six decades and is the oldest symphony orchestra
in the country. Many local and internationally
renowned musicians have been invited over the
years to come perform locally with the orchestra,
giving Taiwan audiences the opportunity to hear
many beautiful combinations of art and music.
Among the countless international
groups and performers who have performed with
the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan
are Asian artists such as Fou Tsong, Pi-Hsien
Chen and Nai-Yuan Hu, internationally-renowned
conductors such as Henry Mazer, and the Russian
National Ballet and the Romanian International
Symphony Orchestra.
Recent activities include the
2005 Taiwan Symphony Music Festival, where eight
local classical musical performance groups have
been invited to perform and showcase the development
of Taiwan's symphony orchestras, as well as enjoy
the opportunity to learn from each another. This
on-going festival continues until December 18
and includes 10 concerts. The December 10 concert
will be a joint performance by all eight groups,
forming a single, large 200-person symphony orchestra
that will perform Taiwanese folk songs and classical
symphony music scores in a reflection of harmony
and friendship among Taiwan's symphony music performers.
This exceptional musical event
and others underline the National Taiwan Symphony
Orchestra's goal of continuing to strive for excellence,
keeping up with the times, and raising the standards
of Taiwan residents' spiritual lives, while promoting
more international cultural exchanges.
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