\nSibelius composed his Symphony No. 4 during a low point in his life. Threatened by disease and death, the composer found relief in expressing himself through his art. The tension, anxiety, and ominous premonition of death found in his music are true and raw.
\nSibelius' Violin Concerto is one of the most popular pieces among all violin concertos. Tonight Yu-Chien Tseng will examine the composer's loneliness and harshness to understand the life of the composer and comprehend the truth and eternity of music.
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Program
\n\nJ. Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op.47
\n\nJ. Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 63
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Conductor|Alexander Sladkovsky
\n\nA vibrant Russian conductor Alexander Sladkovsky is reputed as an aristocrat in the new generation of Russian conductors. Since 2010 he is an Artistic Director and a Chief Conductor of the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra in the city of Kazan (Tatarstan, Russia), which he transformed into one of the finest orchestras in Russia.
\n\nIn December 2016, Alexander Sladkovsky and the National Symphony Orchestra of Tatarstan made a tour in Europe together with Denis Matsuev and Valentina Lisitsa, participating in the Bratislava Music Festival, performing in the Vienna Musikverein, in the Brucknerhaus Linz, in Staatstheater Karlsruhe and the Musical Theatre Basel. The performance in Musikverein was recorded by the Mezzo channel and was broadcasted worldwide later in April 2017. In February 2017, Maestro Sladkovsky had a tour with Denis Matsuev and the TNSO in Spain. The Queen of Spain Sofia was among the guests on the concert in Madrid.
\n\nMaestro Sladkovsky collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as Denis Matsuev, Yuri Bashmet, Mikhail Pletnev, Rudolf Buchbinder, Boris Berezovsky, Barry Douglas, Nikolay Lugansky, Vadim Repin, Nikolaj Znaider, Leonidas Kavakos, Julian Rachlin, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, David Geringas, Mario Brunello, Antonio Meneses, Montserrat Caballé, Hibla Gerzmava, Simone Kermes, Albina Shagimuratova, Dinara Aliyeva, Sumi Jo, Placido Domingo, Krassimira Stoyanova, Roberto Alagna, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Sergei Nakaryakov, Michael Volle and others.
\n\nIn 2012 SONY MUSIC and RCA Red Seal released a three CD album entitled “The Anthology of Music” where the recordings by Alexander Sladkovsky and his recent orchestra, the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, showcased the work of composers from the Republic of Tatarstan. A subsequent CD “Enlightment” was recorded under the same music labels and was highly acclaimed by the press. It includes Tchaikovsky's Manfred and Rachmaninoff's The Isle of the Dead. In 2016 in cooperation with the “Melodia” Company several global musical projects were realized: the recording of three symphonies of G. Mahler and also the recording of all symphonies and instrumental concerts of D.D. Shostakovich.
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Violin|Yu-Chien Tseng
\n\nThe exceptional violinist Yu-Chien Tseng has already set more than his share of records in his young life, triumphing in International Competitions as the youngest participant over and over again. After winning Third Prize in the junior division of the Menuhin Competition at the age of just eleven, he went on to win First Prize of the Sarasate Competition and take the special prize for the best performances of Sarasate's works as the youngest competitor at age fifteen in 2009. In 2011 he won the First Prize in the Isang Yun International Violin Competition in Korea, taking the prize for the best interpretation prize of works by Isang Yun. In 2012 Mr. Tseng was the Fifth Laureate and won the Audience Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium. In 2015 he took the first prize in the inaugural Singapore international competition. Most recently, he won the top prize (Silver medal) in the 15th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Russia.
\n\nBorn in Taipei, Taiwan, Mr. Tseng began to play the violin at age five. By the age of six, he had already performed with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra. In his native Taiwan, he studied with Po-Shan Lin, Ying-Liang Shen, I-Ching Li and Professor C. Nanette Chen. At the age of thirteen, he gained admittance to the renowned Curtis Institute, where he studied with Professor Ida Kavafian and now with Professor Aaron Rosand.
\n\nYu-Chien is already developing a promising career as a soloist. He has played with orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Belgium, the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra, and the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, and among others. He has also performed in recital extensively in the US, Europe and Asia, to consistently high acclaim. In the future, he will perform with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Osaka Symphony Orchestera etc. His first recording, a disc of all French music, was released internationally. The second recording was all Sarasate pieces and the third recording will be recorded in 2016.
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National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra
\n\nFounded in 1945, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra is the oldest symphony orchestra in Taiwan. Since the beginning of its establishment, it was subordinate to the Taiwan Garrison Command, the Taiwan Art Construction Association, the Taiwan Provincial Department of Education, the Department of Culture, the Council for Cultural Affairs, and the Executive Yuan. In May 2012, it is subordinate to Ministry of Culture. The Orchestra is located in Wufeng, Taichung. It is a comprehensive music group with well-organized software and hardware.
\n\nOver 70 years of history, under the accumulated establishment of directors of past terms and the promotion of the current director Suan-Yung Liu, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra has had rich performing experience. Countless international teams and musicians have been invited to perform with the Orchestra.
\n\nUnder the leadership of the former Artistic Advisor Lan Shui and Wen-Pin Chien. National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra has learned from tradition and connected with the trends of the new age, expecting itself to focus on "exquisite", "popular", "classical", and "creative" performances so as to promote the musical life of the general public and achieve the goal of social harmony.
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Photo by Philip Van Ootegem、Gulnara Khamatova、李銘訓
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