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

The second concert of the Weiwuying Organ Festival will feature Weiwuying's Artistic Director CHIEN Wen-pin leading the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with British organist Wayne MARSHALL, performing two masterpieces of 20th-century organ and orchestra works: DUPRÉ's Symphony in G minor and JONGEN's Symphonie Concertante. Both works, composed around 1926 and premiered in 1928, follow the typical four-movement symphonic form. DUPRÉ's piece draws on Classical structures, while JONGEN's work reflects more Baroque elements. Both compositions exhibit French musical colors, while each presents unique musical languages. The organ becomes another ensemble, competing and collaborating with the orchestra, providing double the auditory thrill and enjoyment. Introduction of Hakka by Taiwanese composer LIAO Bang-hau will open the concert. 

  Pre-talk  

2025/10/3(Fri)19:00 Concert Hall Auditorium

  Program  

LIAO Bang-hau: Introduction of Hakka

M. DUPRÉ: Symphony in g minor, Op. 25, for organ and orchestra

Joseph JONGEN: Symphonie Concertante for organ and orchestra, Op. 81

  Creative and Production Team  

Conductor｜CHIEN Wen-pin

Organ｜Wayne MARSHAL

Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra

  Artists Introduction  

Conductor｜CHIEN Wen-pin

CHIEN Wen-pin was born in 1967 in Taipei. He received an undergraduate degree from the National Taiwan Academy of Arts and a Master's degree from the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna. From 1998 to 2004, he was Resident Conductor at Japan's Pacific Music Festival, founded by Leonard BERNSTEIN, and he became Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan in 2001, where he remained until 2007. In 1996, he began his 22-year career as Kapellmeister of Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Düsseldorf Duisburg, Germany). From 2014 to 2016, CHIEN served as artistic advisor to the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra. In 2014, he was honored with the National Award for Arts. Currently CHIEN is the Executive and Artistic Director of National Performing Arts Center - National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying).

Organ｜Wayne MARSHALL

British conductor, organist and pianist Wayne MARSHALL is world-renowned for his musicianship and versatility on the podium and at the keyboard. He served as Chief Conductor of WDR Funkhaus Orchestra Cologne from 2014 to 2020, became Principal Guest Conductor of Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi in 2007, and is a celebrated interpreter of GERSHWIN, BERNSTEIN and other 20th century composers. Recent conducting highlights include his critically-acclaimed debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker, a widely-praised new production Porgy and Bess at Theater an der Wien, a concert version of GERSHWIN's Porgy and Bess with the Prague Radio Philharmonic and UK touring with Chineke! Orchestra and BBC Singers. As organ recitalist, he has an exceptionally varied repertoire and performs worldwide to an audience of millions. He gave a spectacular online recital at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg in the 2019/20 season and future plans include returns to Philharmonie de Paris and Royal Albert Hall. Throughout 2018 he played a key role in leading the Leonard BERNSTEIN centenary celebrations including BERNSTEIN's Mass with Orchestre de Paris at the Philharmonie de Paris. He also made his debut with Zurich Philharmonie in an all-BERNSTEIN program and conducted the rarely-performed White House Cantata in Utrecht with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. He conducted the first performance of the highly-acclaimed Chineke! Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. Recent notable organ recitals in the 2019/20 season included Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles; Kimmel Centre in Philadelphia and Symphony Hall in Birmingham. He is a regular performer at the BBC Proms and appeared in the 2012 season as organist and was co-presenter of the BARENBOIM Prom in 2014. MARSHALL was honored with an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2021. In 2004, he received an Honorary Doctorate from Bournemouth University and became Fellow of the Royal College of Music in 2010. Since its inception MARSHALL has also joined the Board of Directors of the Seattle Chamber Orchestra.

  Team Introduction  

Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra (KSO)

Wherever there is music, there is you.

- A young orchestra which advances with determination

It is an asset for a city to have an orchestra of its own. Young and energetic, the Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra (KSO) invites world-class conductors and masters for collaboration, and challenges itself by staging performances of diversified styles. The development of the orchestra focuses on both classical and crossover genres; it has not only created increasingly more high quality musical miscellanies for music enthusiasts but also planted numerous seeds for music appreciation and performance, contributing to the innovation of classical music.

The Kaohsiung Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1981. It was merged with the Kaohsiung Chinese Orchestra in 2009 as "Kaohsiung Philharmonic Culture and Arts Foundation ." Since 2009, the KSO has made considerable contributions in the Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival, successfully promoting its grassland concerts. In the last decade, the KSO has collaborated with renowned local and international artists and music groups and staged numerous concert series. The end of 2018 marked the grand opening of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), where the KSO participated in the center's inauguration. KSO wishes to continue playing an important role in the center's concert hall.

The KSO has been invited to perform on international stages regularly. Reaching beyond city and country borders, the KSO advances steadily with the self-development goal of becoming an internationally acclaimed orchestra.

  Cultural Development Partner