【Virtuoso Series】

The Music of Su Wen-Cheng: 2026/27 Season Opening Concert

2026/09/15（Tue.）19:30

Venue: National Concert Hall

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While certain voices came within the mountains and oceans, some melodies are the echoes of time’s memories.

Weaving between traditional and contemporary styles, Su Wen-Cheng’s works are most famous for their musical portray of various landscapes and human stories.

The 2026/27 Music Season’s opening concert will feature maestro Su on the podium leading TCO in a program characterized by his ode to the nature, faith and life. It ranges from a magnificent imagery of the landscapes to the poetry of The Garden after Rain for Liuqin and Chinese orchestra. Also included are the dramatic tension of the music theatre and the world premiere of a new work. The program shows how eloquently Su’s works are in expressing people’s emotion towards the land as well as in profoundly but gently echoing the spirit of our time.

PERFORMERS

Conductor, Composer: Su Wen-Cheng

Liuqin: Ma Tsui-Yu

Narrator: Chen Mei-Chen, Sean Liu

Chorus Coach: Chen Li-Fen

Taipei Chinese Orchestra

TCO Chorus

PROGRAMS

Su Wen-Cheng: The Impression of Mountain and Sea 

Su Wen-Cheng, Cheng Tsui-Pin: The Garden after Rain 

Su Wen-Cheng: Tales of the Northern City (Commissioned Work, World Premiere)

Su Wen-Cheng: Music Theatre The Burning House and Three Kinds of Carts

Su Wen-Cheng: The Legend of the Wind Lion God Symphonic Poem for Chinese Orchestra

【Virtuoso Series】

Colours of the East – Resonances of the West: The Cello Virtuosi & TCO

2026/10/08（Thu.）19:30

Venue: National Concert Hall

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Four renowned cellists from different parts of the world will gather in this gala concert to perform with TCO in a music dialogue highlighted by the crossover of timbres and cultures.

As cello’s deep sonority encountering the elegant Chinese music, virtuosi pave their way through different cultural and regional images. This should be a fascinating chapter of contemporary Chinese music when creativities are born from clashes and integrations.

PERFORMERS

Conductor: Chang Yin-Fang

Cello:Victor Julien-Laferrière, 

Krzysztof Michalski, 

Kitamura Yo,

Chen Yibai

Taipei Chinese Orchestra

PROGRAMS

Fabian Müller: Yushan (Commissioned Work, World Premiere)

Fabian Müller (Transc. Simon Kong Su Leong): Taiwan Rhapsody No. 1 & 3

Pablo de Sarasate (Orch. Qu Chunquan): Gipsy Airs for Cello and Chinese Orchestra, Op. 20

Chung Yiu-Kwong: Mongolian Fantasy for Cello and Chinese Orchestra

Wang I-Yu: A World of Imagination Cello Concerto

【Virtuoso Series】

Indelible Love Stories: Li Haoran and Eva Yulin Shen with TCO

2026/10/17（Sat.）19:30

Venue: Zhongzheng Auditorium, Taipei Zhongshan Hall

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Each chapter in the destiny inevitably came from the lands and were part of the continuation of people’s lives.

Linked by affections for home, beloved and country, three stylistically distinctive works join to depict a multilayered portrait of Chinese people’s emotional world. Internationally renowned conductor Li Haoran is joining forces with pianist Eva Yulin Shen and TCO in this concert to reinterpret the classics of contemporary Chinese music repertoire. Through the flowing melodies, the audience would sense the cultural warmth as well as the emotional resonance with the land.

PERFORMERS

Conductor: Li Haoran

Piano: Eva Yulin Shen

Vocal: Nancy Lee

Erhu: Chuang Pei-Chin

Chorus Coach: Chen Li-Fen

Taipei Chinese Orchestra

TCO Chorus

PROGRAMS

Su Wen-Cheng: Beautiful Music on Our Land

He Zhanhao, Chen Gang (Arr. Chen Gang, Chung Yiu-Kwong): The Butterfly Lovers Piano Concerto

Zhao Jiping (Transc. Jing Jianshu): Chinese Symphonic Suite Qiao's Grand Courtyard

【Rising Star Series】

Hearken, A Starry Night VI: The Rising Stars of Chinese Music Project

2026/11/07（Sat.）19:30

Venue: Zhongzheng Auditorium, Taipei Zhongshan Hall

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Established by TCO, the Rising Stars of Chinese Music Project in Taiwan is a major program designed to help cultivate talented performers of the next generations by providing them with professional performance opportunities. Led by conductor Tseng Wei-Yung, this concert will present young virtuosos of Erhu, Dizi and Yangqin showcasing their music skills in several blockbuster concertos.

While working with the orchestra, these young soloists will each display his/her own distinctive interpretation of the music. They are also going to inspire among one another when passing the torch of music development from generation to generation.

Hearken, a starry night paving the way for the future of Chinese music.

PERFORMERS

Conductor: Tseng Wei-Yung

Erhu: Chang Ching-Wen

Dizi: Chiu Hui, Hsiao Ting-Yu

Yangqin: Li Yi-Chen

Taipei Chinese Orchestra

PROGRAMS

Su Wen-Cheng: Capriccio Taiwan

Jamie Lin: Mythical Wonderland Erhu Concerto

Wang Jianmin: China Caprice No. 1 ─ Oriental Impression 

Huang He, Wang Se (Orch. Jamie Lin): Spring Yangqin Concerto

Chung Jen: Will-o'-the-Wisp Dizi Concerto

Zhang Zhao: Chinese Symphony Ganjiang and Moye Fantasia

【Virtuoso Series】

Un temps disparu: Lu Yiwen and Yu Yuanchun with TCO

2026/11/21（Sat.）19:30

Venue: Zhongzheng Auditorium, Taipei Zhongshan Hall

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While some people depict the passage of time with words, others hide their emotions in melodies.

Un temps disparu (Reflections of a Vanished Time) is a sectional work comprising of several pieces spanning the ages in vignettes of time, memories and cultural landscapes which are combined to reveal those hidden voices in the stories.

Whether it is the expression of literary integrity in traditional music or the delicate emotions within some contemporary classics, or the nostalgia towards homeland, all of which are slowly woven into the flowing orchestral texture. As the memories are fading away, the music remains and brings new life on stage.

PERFORMERS

Conductor: Chang Yu-An

Erhu: Lu Yiwen

Pipa: Yu Yuanchun

Taipei Chinese Orchestra

PROGRAMS

Guqin Music (Arr. Peng Xiuwen): Three Variations on a Plum Blossom Melody 

Chen Qigang (Arr. Law Wai Lun, Yu Chung-Yuan): Un temps disparu for Erhu and Chinese Orchestra

Traditional Music (Arr. Peng Xiuwen): The Cresting Moon

Ng Cheuk Yin: Tang Resonating Pipa Concerto

Chen Ning Chi: Romance of the Ancient City

【Virtuoso Series】

Serendipity: The Music of Ng Taikong

2026/12/26（Sat.）19:30

Venue: Zhongzheng Auditorium, Taipei Zhongshan Hall

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He used melodies to document the time. Music was his vehicle to connect people.

Ng Taikong was a driving force of symphonization of Chinese music in the second half of the 20^th Century. Combining the essence of traditional music with fresh modernity, his works have left an indelible mark on the history of contemporary Chinese music.

In homage to the maestro, this concert features a selection of Ng’s iconic compositions which include original works imbued with regional flavors as well as arrangements of traditional classics and legendary epics. Through TCO musicians’ dedicated renditions, the audience would once again immerse themselves in the maestro’s music world.

PERFORMERS

Conductor: Qu Chunquan

Host: Jim Hok Yan Chang

Zheng: Shui Wen-Chun, Luo Jing

Vocalist: Fang Qiong

Gaohu: Wong On Yuen , Wong Sun Tat

Taipei Chinese Orchestra

PROGRAMS

Ng Taikong: Dance-drama Tales of the East China Sea Overture

Ng Taikong: Serendipity

Ng Taikong: Seven Fairies Zheng Concerto

Traditional Music (Arr. Ng Taikong): Eighteen Pieces of Hujia

He Zhanhao, Chen Gang  (Arr. Ng Taikong): The Butterfly Lovers Gaohu Concerto

【Virtuoso Series】

On Wings of Music:  Quek Ling Kiong & TCO

2027/01/09（Sat.）19:30

Venue: Zhongzheng Auditorium, Taipei Zhongshan Hall

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How far could one traverse within one concert?

Music accompanies people as they migrate and flows along with culture movement. Ultimately, it becomes the most touching vocabulary which transcends space and time.

Employing colorful melodies and rhythms, this concert program links Oriental heritage with cross-culture movement which leads to infinite imaginations for the future. The audience would travel across a vast musical territory while appreciates the charm of multi-flavored Asian cultures passionately performed by TCO musicians on stage.

PERFORMERS

Conductor: Quek Ling Kiong

Erhu: Li Bao Shun

Rebana & Framedrums: Riduan Zalani

Taipei Chinese Orchestra

PROGRAMS

Su Wen-Cheng: Landscapes of Taiwan

Phang Kok Jun: Symphonic Floras

Liu Xijin: Poetry of the National Spirit Erhu Concerto

Zhang Yong-Qin: Framing Drums from Ancient to Modern

Wang Chenwei: We Soar

Eric Watson: The Ceilidh

【Virtuoso Series】

Borderlessness．Travelers Ⅵ: Chuang Tung-Chieh & TCO

2027/01/23（Sat.）19:30

Venue: Zhongzheng Auditorium, Taipei Zhongshan Hall

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When leaving their familiar place, travelers not just went to distant places but wanted to better understand the world.

This concert series aims for using Chinese music as the medium to connect cultural memories and creative visions from different parts of the world. Through their individual music styles, four composers employ a wide range of colors of the Chinese music to portray the landscape, humanity and national sentiment of their choice.

Leading the TCO, conductor Chuang Tung-Chieh is joining hands with soloists Chuang Tzu-Hui (Pipa) and Wang Yu-Chen (Zheng) in a program emphasizing on an eclectic artistic vision. The audience would flow with an intertwine of music streams crossing different cultural spheres while experiencing those artistic languages which are without borders.

PERFORMERS

Conductor: Chuang Tung-Chieh

Pipa: Chuang Tzu-Hui

Zheng: Wang Yu-Chen

Taipei Chinese Orchestra

PROGRAMS

Su Wen-Cheng: Clouds Surging over Alishan

Li Bochan: Late Autumn Pipa Concerto

Liu Changyuan: Ode to the Homeland Zheng Concerto

Zhang Zhao: Chinese Symphonic Suite Harmony of Seven Colors