TSO Marks 50 Years with Premiere of Alishan-inspired concerto

TSO Marks 50 Years with Premiere of Alishan-inspired concerto

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The Taipei Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 50th anniversary with new work by Europe-based Taiwanese composer Chang Shiuan. After six years working on the piece, it is finally set to make its world premiere in Taiwan. FTV reporter Stephany Yang takes us in for a look!

Inspired by the Taiwan red cypress trees of Alishan, the composition portrays the enduring vitality of the cypress forests in Taiwan. To tell the story of Alishan, Shiuan Chang and Korean violinist In Mo Yang visited Alishan, weaving the forest’s tranquility and sounds into the music.

Shiuan Chang
Composer
When I was composing this piece, I imagined us being in a forest, surrounded by countless sounds: the wind, the flowing stream, and the sounds of insects and birds. These sounds come from different channels, different directions, engaging us in a dialogue. The first movement represents a vast journey spanning millions of years, spanning through time and geography. The second movement reflects transitions within the cycle of life, moving between different stages of existence.

The Taipei Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new work by Europe-based Taiwanese composer Shiuan Chang. The upcoming world premiere of the violin concerto “23.5°N, 121°E” will feature In Mo Yang as the soloist. Yang won the 2015 Paganini Violin Competition. The concert will be conducted by Nicholas Carter, an Australian conductor and incoming Music Director of the Stuttgart State Opera.

In Mo Yang
Violinist
This place is really marvelous. It is amazing what the forest can do to us. What kind of emotions they can evoke. There are a lot of elements of the piece that are connected to this place.

The concert will be held at the National Concert Hall on Sept. 13.

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北市交委託張玹創作《23.5°N， 121°E》小提琴協奏曲 9/13世界首演

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慶祝成立50周年，台北市立交響樂團委託旅歐作曲家張玹量身打造新曲，經過6年精心打磨，終於要在今年9月在台灣世界首演。

這首樂曲的靈感源自阿里山的紅檜，描繪了台灣檜木林的恆久生命力。為了講述阿里山的故事，作曲家張玹與韓國小提琴家梁仁模親自走訪阿里山，把山林靜謐溫暖的聲息織入曲中。

[[作曲家張玹]]
"這首作品，當我在寫的時候，我的想像是我們在森林裡，我們會聽到很多的聲音，有風的聲音、有溪水的聲音，然後有很多蟲鳥叫的聲音。不同的聲道、不同的角度來跟我們對話。第一樂章比較是大範圍的、跨百萬年的，跨時空、跨地理位置的移動。第二樂章是在生命的過程，生命的階段之間的移動。"

台北市立交響樂團慶祝50周年，委託旅歐作曲家張玹量身打造新曲，要在今年9月世界首演。這首名為《23.5°N， 121°E》的小提琴協奏曲，以阿里山的台灣紅檜為靈感，作曲家張玹與韓國小提琴家梁仁模在北市交安排下，親自走訪阿里山，把山林靜謐溫暖的聲息織入曲中。梁仁模榮獲2015年帕格尼尼小提琴比賽冠軍。這場音樂會將由澳洲指揮家、由現任德國斯圖加特國家管弦樂團候任音樂總監澳洲指揮家卡特來指揮。

[[韓國小提琴家梁仁模]]
"這個地方真是神奇，森林能帶給我們如此奇妙的感受，令人驚嘆。它能喚起如此多的情感。這件作品的許多元素都與這個地方息息相關。"

音樂會將於9月13日在國家音樂廳舉行。

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