- Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 140 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
- More Offers
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- Weiwuying Youth member: 25% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- Weiwuying Unlimited member: 30% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
【2024 Weiwuying International Music Festival】Opening Concert - Speaking Drums and Symphonie Fantastique
The 2024 Weiwuying International Music Festival will open with renowned French conductor Pascal ROPHÉ leading the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in the Taiwan premiere of Hungarian composer Péter EÖTVÖS's 2012 composition Speaking Drums. This remarkable piece delves into rhythmic expression and will be performed by Polish percussionist Marianna BEDNARSKA, promising a captivating fusion of percussive elements intertwined with Sprechgesang for an unforgettable auditory experience
BARTÓK's Dance Suite is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the union of Buda and Pest. This composition incorporates diverse and exotic elements from folk music, citing Romanian, Hungarian, Arabic, and other elements, showcasing the composer's love for and research in this genre. Symphonie Fantastique, the masterpiece of French composer BERLIOZ's life, epitomizes Romanticism and vividly depicts an artist's unreciprocated love, leading him to desperation and surreal visions as he turns to opium.
Pre-talk
4/12(Fri)19:00 Concert Hall 3F Lobby
Program
B. BARTÓK: Dance Suite
Peter EÖTVÖS: Speaking Drums for percussion and orchestra (Taiwan Premiere)
H. BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique
Creative and Production Team
Conductor｜Pascal ROPHÉ
Percussionist｜Marianna BEDNARSKA
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
Artists Introduction
Conductor｜Pascal ROPHÉ
Music Director of the Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
An innovative and passionate musician, Pascal ROPHÉ is one of France's most sought-after conductors. He is currently Music Director of the Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, effective from September 2022, and was previously Music Director of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire from February 2013 until July 2022.
Pascal ROPHÉ works with major orchestras including the two orchestras of Radio France, Philharmonia, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC NOW, RTE National Symphony, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, RAI Torino, Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, SWR Sinfonieorchester and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Highly regarded in Asia, he regularly conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, Hyogo PAC Orchestra and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.
Recent highlights include the premieres of the Concerto for violin and cello by Pascal DUSAPIN with Viktoria MULLOVA and Matthew BARLEY in France and Italy, performances with the SWR Symphonieorchester at that Donaueschingen Festival and with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and the Tapiola Sinfonietta, with which he recorded the Chants d'Auvergne with Carolyn Sampson. He made highly acclaimed debuts with the Buda-pest Festival Orchestra, the Arctic Philharmonic and the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra as well as returning to Asia to conduct the Seoul Philharmonic and the Hyogo PAC Orchestra.
During the 2024/25 season, Pascal will return to Asia to conduct the Hong-Kong Sinfonietta at the Tongyeong International Music Festival and the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra at the Weiwuying International Music Festival and the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra. He will also return to the Wroclaw Philharmonic Or-chestra, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
Committed to the operatic repertoire – Ariane et Barbe-Bleue at the Opéra de Toulouse, Pélléas et Mé-lisande with Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Thaïs for Opera di Roma, both Der fliegende Holländer and Dialogue des Carmélites at the Budapest Spring Festival - Pascal premiered Akhmatova, by Bruno MANTOVANI at the Opera national de Paris to great acclaim and has championed further contemporary operas by Michael JARRELL, Ahmed ESSYAD and Michèle REVERDY.
For his extensive discography of recordings, Pascal ROPHÉ has received numerous awards and praise from the press. A new recording of works by DUTILLEUX was released on BIS in 2016 to celebrate the centenary of the DUTILLEUX's birth, and his recording of Dusapin with the Arditti Quartet and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France was awarded the Gramophone Award for the best contemporary recording in 2018.
From 1992, after studying at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and winning second prize at the 1988 Besançon International Competition, he collaborated closely with Pierre BOULEZ and the Ensemble Intercontemporain. Pascal previously served as Music Director of the Liège Royal Philharmonic Orches-tra until June 2009.
Percussionist｜Marianna BEDNARSKA
Marianna BEDNARSKA is a young polish percussionist. She runs an active artistic activity, not only as a soloist, but also as a chamber music performer, orchestra musician and percussion teacher. She is regularly invited to international music festivals and cooperates with recognized personalities of the musical world.
She is a Laureate of the 74th Geneva International Music Competition 2019, Winner of the Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes 2019 and a winner of 24 first prizes and special prizes at international percussion competitions, among others in Chicago (USA 2016), Bamberg (DE, 2016), Paris (FR, 2009), Fermo (IT, 2008) or Plovdiv (BG, 2007). She is also a Finalist of the Polish Eurovision Contest "Young Musician of the Year 2009".
She performed in Europe and USA making her solo debuts at international music festivals, such as the Lucerne Festival 2019, Davos Festival 2021 or Solsberg Festival 2023. As a soloist, she performed with orchestras such as Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Komische Oper Orchestra, International Chamber Orchestra of Washington, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra or Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw.
She is the winner of artistic scholarships in Poland, Switzerland and Germany. In 2013, she received the Polish-Danish Friendship Award for her unique artistic activity connecting both countries, and in 2017, a nomination for the award "Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej 2017" in the Debut of the Year category.
In 2014, at the invitation of the renowned Danish composer, Anders KOPPEL, she was the first percussionist in a history to record the complete set of all his marimba concertos (Dacapo Records 2014) on her debut album Marimba Concertos, which received extremely positive reviews, both in Poland and abroad (including The New York Times, Gramophone or Deutschlandfunk). As a soloist, she also took part in recordings for Bayerische Rundfunk, the Institute of Music and Dance in Poland and the PWM Edition in the artistic project "100 for 100. Musical Decades of Freedom", which was honored with the "Fryderyk Award" of the Polish Phonographic Academy in two categories.
She began her artistic path with the piano, which was soon replaced by classical percussion instruments. After graduating with honors from the Karol Szymanowski Music School in Warsaw, she received with the highest marks both a bachelor's degree from the Staatliche Hoschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart, and a master's degree from the Haute Ècole de Musique in Geneva, where she also completed postgraduate studies in 2021.
From 2023, Marianna BEDNARSKA holds a teaching position at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. She is a Yamaha Artist and a Kolberg Mallet Artist.
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1945, the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO) is the oldest symphony orchestra in Taiwan. Since its establishment, it has been successively affiliated with the Taiwan Garrison Command, Taiwan Art Construction Association, Taiwan Provincial Department of Education, Department of Culture, Council for Cultural Affairs, and the Executive Yuan. In May of 2012, it came under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. The orchestra is located in Wufeng, Taichung. It is a full-fledged music group with a full complement of software and hardware.
Over 70 years of history, under the directors of the past and the efforts of the current director LIU Suan-yung, the NTSO has accumulated extensive performing experience. Countless international teams and musicians have been invited to perform with the NTSO.
Since 2019, the internationally renowned conductor maestro Lan SHUI has taken on the position of the NTSO Principal Guest Conductor, cooperating with the NTSO Director LIU to enrich artistic skills, innovate on tradition, deepen education, and promote aesthetics, thus enhancing the public’s musical life, making music ever-present like air, water and sunshine.
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【2024 Weiwuying International Music Festival】Opening Concert - Speaking Drums and Symphonie Fantastique
The 2024 Weiwuying International Music Festival will open with renowned French conductor Pascal ROPHÉ leading the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in the Taiwan premiere of Hungarian composer Péter EÖTVÖS's 2012 composition Speaking Drums. This remarkable piece delves into rhythmic expression and will be performed by Polish percussionist Marianna BEDNARSKA, promising a captivating fusion of percussive elements intertwined with Sprechgesang for an unforgettable auditory experience
BARTÓK's Dance Suite is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the union of Buda and Pest. This composition incorporates diverse and exotic elements from folk music, citing Romanian, Hungarian, Arabic, and other elements, showcasing the composer's love for and research in this genre. Symphonie Fantastique, the masterpiece of French composer BERLIOZ's life, epitomizes Romanticism and vividly depicts an artist's unreciprocated love, leading him to desperation and surreal visions as he turns to opium.
Pre-talk
4/12(Fri)19:00 Concert Hall 3F Lobby
Program
B. BARTÓK: Dance Suite
Peter EÖTVÖS: Speaking Drums for percussion and orchestra (Taiwan Premiere)
H. BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique
Creative and Production Team
Conductor｜Pascal ROPHÉ
Percussionist｜Marianna BEDNARSKA
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
Artists Introduction
Conductor｜Pascal ROPHÉ
Music Director of the Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
An innovative and passionate musician, Pascal ROPHÉ is one of France's most sought-after conductors. He is currently Music Director of the Croatian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra, effective from September 2022, and was previously Music Director of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire from February 2013 until July 2022.
Pascal ROPHÉ works with major orchestras including the two orchestras of Radio France, Philharmonia, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC NOW, RTE National Symphony, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, RAI Torino, Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, SWR Sinfonieorchester and the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Highly regarded in Asia, he regularly conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, Hyogo PAC Orchestra and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.
Recent highlights include the premieres of the Concerto for violin and cello by Pascal DUSAPIN with Viktoria MULLOVA and Matthew BARLEY in France and Italy, performances with the SWR Symphonieorchester at that Donaueschingen Festival and with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and the Tapiola Sinfonietta, with which he recorded the Chants d'Auvergne with Carolyn Sampson. He made highly acclaimed debuts with the Buda-pest Festival Orchestra, the Arctic Philharmonic and the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra as well as returning to Asia to conduct the Seoul Philharmonic and the Hyogo PAC Orchestra.
During the 2024/25 season, Pascal will return to Asia to conduct the Hong-Kong Sinfonietta at the Tongyeong International Music Festival and the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra at the Weiwuying International Music Festival and the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra. He will also return to the Wroclaw Philharmonic Or-chestra, Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
Committed to the operatic repertoire – Ariane et Barbe-Bleue at the Opéra de Toulouse, Pélléas et Mé-lisande with Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Thaïs for Opera di Roma, both Der fliegende Holländer and Dialogue des Carmélites at the Budapest Spring Festival - Pascal premiered Akhmatova, by Bruno MANTOVANI at the Opera national de Paris to great acclaim and has championed further contemporary operas by Michael JARRELL, Ahmed ESSYAD and Michèle REVERDY.
For his extensive discography of recordings, Pascal ROPHÉ has received numerous awards and praise from the press. A new recording of works by DUTILLEUX was released on BIS in 2016 to celebrate the centenary of the DUTILLEUX's birth, and his recording of Dusapin with the Arditti Quartet and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France was awarded the Gramophone Award for the best contemporary recording in 2018.
From 1992, after studying at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris and winning second prize at the 1988 Besançon International Competition, he collaborated closely with Pierre BOULEZ and the Ensemble Intercontemporain. Pascal previously served as Music Director of the Liège Royal Philharmonic Orches-tra until June 2009.
Percussionist｜Marianna BEDNARSKA
Marianna BEDNARSKA is a young polish percussionist. She runs an active artistic activity, not only as a soloist, but also as a chamber music performer, orchestra musician and percussion teacher. She is regularly invited to international music festivals and cooperates with recognized personalities of the musical world.
She is a Laureate of the 74th Geneva International Music Competition 2019, Winner of the Prix Credit Suisse Jeunes Solistes 2019 and a winner of 24 first prizes and special prizes at international percussion competitions, among others in Chicago (USA 2016), Bamberg (DE, 2016), Paris (FR, 2009), Fermo (IT, 2008) or Plovdiv (BG, 2007). She is also a Finalist of the Polish Eurovision Contest "Young Musician of the Year 2009".
She performed in Europe and USA making her solo debuts at international music festivals, such as the Lucerne Festival 2019, Davos Festival 2021 or Solsberg Festival 2023. As a soloist, she performed with orchestras such as Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Komische Oper Orchestra, International Chamber Orchestra of Washington, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra, Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra or Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw.
She is the winner of artistic scholarships in Poland, Switzerland and Germany. In 2013, she received the Polish-Danish Friendship Award for her unique artistic activity connecting both countries, and in 2017, a nomination for the award "Koryfeusz Muzyki Polskiej 2017" in the Debut of the Year category.
In 2014, at the invitation of the renowned Danish composer, Anders KOPPEL, she was the first percussionist in a history to record the complete set of all his marimba concertos (Dacapo Records 2014) on her debut album Marimba Concertos, which received extremely positive reviews, both in Poland and abroad (including The New York Times, Gramophone or Deutschlandfunk). As a soloist, she also took part in recordings for Bayerische Rundfunk, the Institute of Music and Dance in Poland and the PWM Edition in the artistic project "100 for 100. Musical Decades of Freedom", which was honored with the "Fryderyk Award" of the Polish Phonographic Academy in two categories.
She began her artistic path with the piano, which was soon replaced by classical percussion instruments. After graduating with honors from the Karol Szymanowski Music School in Warsaw, she received with the highest marks both a bachelor's degree from the Staatliche Hoschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart, and a master's degree from the Haute Ècole de Musique in Geneva, where she also completed postgraduate studies in 2021.
From 2023, Marianna BEDNARSKA holds a teaching position at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. She is a Yamaha Artist and a Kolberg Mallet Artist.
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1945, the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO) is the oldest symphony orchestra in Taiwan. Since its establishment, it has been successively affiliated with the Taiwan Garrison Command, Taiwan Art Construction Association, Taiwan Provincial Department of Education, Department of Culture, Council for Cultural Affairs, and the Executive Yuan. In May of 2012, it came under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture. The orchestra is located in Wufeng, Taichung. It is a full-fledged music group with a full complement of software and hardware.
Over 70 years of history, under the directors of the past and the efforts of the current director LIU Suan-yung, the NTSO has accumulated extensive performing experience. Countless international teams and musicians have been invited to perform with the NTSO.
Since 2019, the internationally renowned conductor maestro Lan SHUI has taken on the position of the NTSO Principal Guest Conductor, cooperating with the NTSO Director LIU to enrich artistic skills, innovate on tradition, deepen education, and promote aesthetics, thus enhancing the public’s musical life, making music ever-present like air, water and sunshine.
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Cultural Development Partner
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- Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 140 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
- More Offers
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- Weiwuying Youth member: 25% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- Weiwuying Unlimited member: 30% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
