衛武營國家藝術文化中心 National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

The National Symphony Youth Orchestra (NSYO), established in 2023, has nurtured many outstanding young musicians in Taiwan and received widespread acclaim since its debut concerts in July of the same year.

In the summer of 2024, NSYO, under the direction of NSO Music Director Jun MÄRKL, will present a captivating program featuring Gabriela Lena FRANK's Concertino Cusqueño and Manuel de FALLA's Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2. Internationally renowned violinist Richard LIN will join the orchestra for a mesmerizing rendition of Samuel BARBER's Violin Concerto, Op. 14. The concert will conclude with Nikolai RIMSKY-KORSAKOV's Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34. In addition to performances in Taipei, Miaoli, and Kaohsiung, the young musicians of NSYO will also travel to Singapore and Thailand, showcasing their immense talent on a global stage. This combination of masters, masterpieces, and virtuosity promises a truly memorable experience for all audiences.

  Program  

Gabriela Lena FRANK: Concertino Cusqueño

S. BARBER: Violin Concerto, Op. 14

M. FALLA: Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2

N. A. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34  

  Creative and Production Team  

Conductor｜Jun MÄRKL

Violin｜Richard LIN

National Symphony Youth Orchestra

Presenter｜National Symphony Orchestra

Co-presenter｜Miaobei Art Center

Co-organiser｜National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

  Artists Introduction  

Conductor｜Jun MÄRKL

Jun MÄRKL is a highly respected interpreter of the core German repertory, and has become known for his refined and idiomatic explorations of the French Impressionists. He currently serves as Music Director of the Taiwan Philharmonic (the National Symphony Orchestra), he has been appointed Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and is the newly appointed Chief Conductor of the Residentie Orkest Den Hague, Netherlands. He serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the Oregon Symphony.  

MÄRKL's expertise in the world of opera and long historical relationships with the state operas of Vienna, Berlin, Munich, the Semperoper Dresden, the Metropolitan Opera of New York, San Francisco Opera and New National Theatre in Tokyo have been complemented over the past many decades by his orchestral music directorships of the Orchestre National de Lyon, the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Basque National Orchestra, and the Malaysia Philharmonic. In recognition of his achievements in France, he was honored in 2012 with the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

He studied in Munich with Sergiu CELIBIDACHE, at Tanglewood with Leonard BERNSTEIN and Seiji OZAWA.

Mr. MÄRKL is highly dedicated to work with young musicians: for many years he worked as Principal Conductor at the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo and the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. He teaches as a Guest Professor at the Kunitachi College of Music Tokyo and he recently founded the National Symphony Youth Orchestra of Taiwan.

Violin｜Richard LIN

Taiwanese-American violinist Richard LIN continues to gain international prominence since his Gold Medal prize at the 2018 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis. Following his June 2022 Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium recital debut, New York Concert Review asserted, "Richard LIN. Remember the name. For he has everything required to take the world by storm."

Richard's 2023/24 season includes appearances as soloist, chamber artist, and Guest Concertmaster with the esteemed Taiwan Philharmonic. He will also appear in recitals throughout the United States, including performances with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center as a member of the Bowers Program.

Richard has collaborated with numerous orchestras and performed at celebrated concert venues throughout the world including the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra under conductor Norichika IIMORI at Tokyo's Suntory Hall. Other orchestras with whom he has worked are the NDR Radiophilharmonie, Indianapolis, North Carolina, Shanghai and Singapore symphonies; Poznań, Łódź, Polish Baltic, Nagoya, Taiwan, and Oklahoma City philharmonics; Hong Kong Sinfonietta, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Amadeus Polish Chamber Orchestra, and the Royal Chamber Orchestra of Wallonia, among others.

Richard's discography includes a new release with pianist Thomas HOPPE on the Azica label featuring his Carnegie Hall program with works by VITALI, R. STRAUSS, John CORIGLIANO and FROLOV. He has an album on the Fontec label featuring works for violin and orchestra by BEETHOVEN, BARTÓK and BRAHMS with the Sendai Philharmonic and conductor Pascal VERROT.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona and raised in Taiwan, Richard began his violin studies at the age of four. He graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School where he studied with Aaron ROSAND and Lewis KAPLAN, respectively. A dedicated teacher, Richard is on the faculty of the National Taipei University of Education.

National Symphony Youth Orchestra

Since beginning his term as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in January 2022, Jun MÄRKL has drawn experience from international youth music initiatives and incorporated the merits of young musicians training systems from various countries and orchestras to establish a National Symphony Youth Orchestra (NSYO) tailored to the characteristics of Taiwan.

During winter and summer vacations each year, the NSYO recruits exceptional young musicians from Taiwan and abroad to participate in intensive training courses and rehearsals. The orchestra also invites internationally renowned musicians to join the NSYO on tour and in concert.

The NSYO was formed for the first time in July 2023, with Music Director Jun MÄRKL as conductor. MÄRKL guided more than one hundred young musicians through rehearsals at the Miaobei Art Center before they showcased their accomplishments in performances at the Miaobei Art Center, Nantou Cultural Center, Taitung Art and Culture Center, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), and National Concert Hall in Taipei.

NSYO shall serve as a cultural ambassador for Taiwan, focusing on Taiwan but also looking to the world. It is our aim to solidify Taiwan's place in the global network of classical music, and to open up future possibilities for young musicians in Taiwan to explore the international music scene.

  Tour in Taiwan  

Miaoli｜7/25 Miaobei Art Center Performance Hall

Taipei｜7/27 National Concert Hall