24 Hours MOZART - Great Orchestral Works 2
Time
2023/2/11(Sat) 22:00-23:00
Duration is approximately 60 minutes
Venue: Concert Hall
Program
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat Major, K. 543
Performer(s)
Conductor|YANG Chih-chin
Violin|HSIEH Shang-en
Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra
Artists Introduction
Conductor|YANG Chih-chin
Principal Conductor of Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra (KSO), YANG Chih-chin is a renowned conductor in his generation in Taiwan. Born in 1969, he graduated from The Russian Academy of Gnesin, Moscow, Russia, and studied with Miroslav RUSIN, CHEN Chiu-sheng Filex, András LIGETI, Gunther HERBIG, Michael JUROWSKI. Before joining KSO, YANG served as the Assistant Conductor of Taipei Symphony Orchestra, the Conductor of Opera Studio of National Chiang Kai-shek Cultural Center, Taiwan.
YANG obtains great success in performance from the public by his passion for music, rich orchestral color control capabilities, excellent rhythm, and faithful interpretation of the score.
YANG has performed with many excellent soloists including Vadim REPIN, Ivo POGORELICH, Andrei GAVRILOV, Kun-Woo PAIK, Sergei NAKARIAKOV, Akiko SUWANAI, Valentina LISITSA, Konstantin LIFSCHITZ, Gavriel LIPKIND, Alban GERHARDT, YANG Wen-sinn, Ilya GRINGOLTS, Alexei VOLODIN, Tsuyoshi TSUTSUMI, LIN Cho-liang, HU Nai-yuan, LIU Meng-chieh.
YANG has worked with and conducted Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Voronezh Philharmonic Orchestra, Württemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen, Bulgarian State Opera Burgas, Filarmonica Brasov, Kanazawa Ensemble Orchestra of Japan, Taipei Symphony Orchestra, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra and Nanjing Jiangsu Symphony. Highlights in the recent season, 2017, YANG was invited to Kanazawa Japan with KSO, performing in the Spring Green Music Festival where they were highly acclaimed by critics and reviews.
Violin|HSIEH Shang-en
HSIEH Shang-en born in Tainan in 2010, started learning piano and violin at the age of five. He has been recognized as a prodigy of both instruments. Since the age of 7, he has performed as a soloist with the orchestra. He studied in Austria at the age of 9, and was selected into the prestigious talent promotion program of the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg. In 2021 he played in the National Concert Hall with the Academy of Taiwan Strings orchestra, and in the Solitär of Universität Mozarteum with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists. In 2022, as the youngest participant he won two special jury awards in the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians. He is currently studying with Igor PETRUSHEVSKI, professor of violin at the Richard Wagner Conservatory.
Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra (KSO)
Wherever there is music, there is you.
-A young orchestra moving forward with determination.
A city's orchestra is a rare and precious attribute for any place to have. The Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra is a young, talented, and energetic orchestra that cooperates with internationally renowned conductors. The KSO strives to incorporate classical and cross-border performances into their repertoire, permeated with their unique passion.
The KSO was founded in 1981 and since 2009, the orchestra has played a pivotal role in the Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival and successfully established the reputation of the "Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival Grassland Concert." Over the past decade, the KSO has continued to absorb the encouragement and tempering of various international personalities to create a series of concerts performed jointly by famous domestic and foreign artists. During the pandemic, there was a series of online concerts that connected music with fans to soothe their hearts with the energy of music.
On the international stage, the KSO continuously receives international invitations to perform in many cities, gradually reaching beyond the borders and proudly taking the name of an international-level orchestra. The KSO moves firmly onwards with talent and strength while striving for growth.