- Price: NTD 900, 1200, 2400, 3600, 4600, 5800, 6800, 7800
5/8(Thu)12:00 p.m. - 5/22(Thu)12:00 p.m. 25% Discount for Weiwuying member.
- 5/15(Thu)12:00 p.m. - 5/22(Thu)12:00 p.m. 20% Discount for Audience Overall.
- Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 95 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
Helpful Guide
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- Weiwuying Youth member: 25% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
※ID and Youth membership card are required at the door. - Weiwuying Unlimited member: 30% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
Semyon BYCHKOV & CHO Seong-jin & Czech Philharmonic
Maestro Semyon BYCHKOV leads the renowned Czech Philharmonic to Taiwan, joining piano virtuoso CHO Seong-jin for an evening of brilliance. Inspired by his 1928 U.S. tour, RAVEL infused his Piano Concerto in G Major with jazz rhythms and harmonies, blending orchestral energy with the piano's agility and vibrancy. CHO, a Chopin Competition winner, brings a profound and poetic touch to this contrasting work. The second half features TCHAIKOVSKY's Symphony No. 5, centered on the theme of fate and known for its rich orchestration and dramatic intensity. Moving from melancholy to triumph, it brims with emotion and grandeur. BYCHKOV leads the Czech Philharmonic with a refined yet powerful interpretation, balancing delicate lyricism with commanding intensity for an unforgettable symphonic experience.
Pre-talk
2025/10/16(Thu)19:00 Concert Hall 3F Lobby
Program
M. RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G Major
P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
Creative and Production Team
Conductor｜Semyon BYCHKOV
Piano｜CHO Seong-jin
Czech Philharmonic
Artist Introduction
Conductor｜Semyon BYCHKOV
Among the significant joint achievements of Semyon BYCHKOV and the Czech Philharmonic is the release of a 7-CD box set devoted to TCHAIKOVSKY's symphonic repertoire and a series of international residencies. In 2024, Semjon BYCHKOV with the Czech Philharmonic concentrated on recording Czech music – a CD was released with Bedřich SMETANA's My Homeland and Antonín DVOŘÁK's last three symphonies and ouvertures.
BYCHKOV's repertoire spans four centuries. His highly anticipated performances are a unique combination of innate musicality and rigorous Russian pedagogy. In addition to guest engagements with the world's major orchestras and opera houses, BYCHKOV holds honorary titles with the BBC Symphony Orchestra – with whom he appears annually at the BBC Proms – and the Royal Academy of Music, who awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in July 2022. BYCHKOV was named "Conductor of the Year" by the International Opera Awards in 2015 and by Musical America in 2022.
BYCHKOV's 1993 recording of TCHAIKOVSKY's Eugene Onegin with the Orchestre de Paris continues to win awards, most recently the Gramophone Collection 2021; WAGNER's Lohengrin was BBC Music Magazine's Record of the Year (2010); and SCHMIDT's Symphony No. 2 with the Vienna Philharmonic was BBC Music Magazine's Record of the Month (2018).
Piano｜CHO Seong-jin
"To hear Cho breathe tenderness and freedom into this music while giving it a sturdy rhythmic profile was a striking thing" (San Francisco Chronicle)
CHO Seong-jin has established himself worldwide as one of the leading pianists of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. With an innate musicality and consummate artistry, his thoughtful and poetic, virtuosic, and colourful playing can combine panache with purity and is driven by an impressive natural sense of balance. He is celebrated unanimously across the globe for his expressive magic and illuminative insights.
CHO Seong-jin was brought to the world's attention in 2015 when he won First Prize at the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, and his career has rapidly ascended since. In early 2016, he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and, in 2023, CHO was awarded the prestigious Samsung Ho-Am Prize in the Arts in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the world of classical music.
In the 2024/25 season CHO Seong-jin takes up the mantle of Artist in Residence with the Berliner Philharmoniker, a position which sees CHO work with the orchestra on multiple projects across the season including concerto performances, chamber music collaborations, on tour to the Osterfestspiele Baden-Baden, and in recital.
Czech Philharmonic
The 124 year-old Czech Philharmonic gave its first concert, an all DVOŘÁK programme conducted by the composer himself – in the famed Rudolfinum Hall on 4 January 1896. Acknowledged for its definitive interpretations of Czech composers, the Orchestra is also recognised for the special relationship it has to the music of BRAHMS, TCHAIKOVSKY and MAHLER, who conducted the world première of his Symphony No. 7 with the Orchestra in 1908.
The Czech Philharmonic's extraordinary and proud history reflects both its location at the very heart of Europe and the Czech Republic's turbulent political history, for which SMETANA's Má vlast (My Homeland) has become a potent symbol. In 1945, Chief Conductor Rafael KUBELÍK conducted the work as a 'concert of thanks' for the newly liberated Czechoslovakia and 45 years later, Má vlast was KUBELÍK's choice to mark Czechoslovakia's first free elections. For the opening subscription concert of the 2019/20 season, Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon BYCHKOV will conduct Má vlast with the Czech Philharmonic for the first time.
BYCHKOV's and the Czech Philharmonic's second season together also sees the culmination of their The TCHAIKOVSKY Project which includes the boxset release on Decca Classics followed by residencies in Prague, Tokyo, Vienna and Paris. Elsewhere in the season, they travel to Taiwan, Russia, China and Spain, as well as giving concerts at home including the Czech première of GLANERT's Requiem fur Hieronymus Bosch alongside performances of works by BERIO, DUTILLEUX, MARTINŮ, BRAHMS, SHOSTAKOVICH, BEETHOVEN and MAHLER.
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Semyon BYCHKOV & CHO Seong-jin & Czech Philharmonic
Maestro Semyon BYCHKOV leads the renowned Czech Philharmonic to Taiwan, joining piano virtuoso CHO Seong-jin for an evening of brilliance. Inspired by his 1928 U.S. tour, RAVEL infused his Piano Concerto in G Major with jazz rhythms and harmonies, blending orchestral energy with the piano's agility and vibrancy. CHO, a Chopin Competition winner, brings a profound and poetic touch to this contrasting work. The second half features TCHAIKOVSKY's Symphony No. 5, centered on the theme of fate and known for its rich orchestration and dramatic intensity. Moving from melancholy to triumph, it brims with emotion and grandeur. BYCHKOV leads the Czech Philharmonic with a refined yet powerful interpretation, balancing delicate lyricism with commanding intensity for an unforgettable symphonic experience.
Pre-talk
2025/10/16(Thu)19:00 Concert Hall 3F Lobby
Program
M. RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G Major
P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
Creative and Production Team
Conductor｜Semyon BYCHKOV
Piano｜CHO Seong-jin
Czech Philharmonic
Artist Introduction
Conductor｜Semyon BYCHKOV
Among the significant joint achievements of Semyon BYCHKOV and the Czech Philharmonic is the release of a 7-CD box set devoted to TCHAIKOVSKY's symphonic repertoire and a series of international residencies. In 2024, Semjon BYCHKOV with the Czech Philharmonic concentrated on recording Czech music – a CD was released with Bedřich SMETANA's My Homeland and Antonín DVOŘÁK's last three symphonies and ouvertures.
BYCHKOV's repertoire spans four centuries. His highly anticipated performances are a unique combination of innate musicality and rigorous Russian pedagogy. In addition to guest engagements with the world's major orchestras and opera houses, BYCHKOV holds honorary titles with the BBC Symphony Orchestra – with whom he appears annually at the BBC Proms – and the Royal Academy of Music, who awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in July 2022. BYCHKOV was named "Conductor of the Year" by the International Opera Awards in 2015 and by Musical America in 2022.
BYCHKOV's 1993 recording of TCHAIKOVSKY's Eugene Onegin with the Orchestre de Paris continues to win awards, most recently the Gramophone Collection 2021; WAGNER's Lohengrin was BBC Music Magazine's Record of the Year (2010); and SCHMIDT's Symphony No. 2 with the Vienna Philharmonic was BBC Music Magazine's Record of the Month (2018).
Piano｜CHO Seong-jin
"To hear Cho breathe tenderness and freedom into this music while giving it a sturdy rhythmic profile was a striking thing" (San Francisco Chronicle)
CHO Seong-jin has established himself worldwide as one of the leading pianists of his generation and most distinctive artists on the current music scene. With an innate musicality and consummate artistry, his thoughtful and poetic, virtuosic, and colourful playing can combine panache with purity and is driven by an impressive natural sense of balance. He is celebrated unanimously across the globe for his expressive magic and illuminative insights.
CHO Seong-jin was brought to the world's attention in 2015 when he won First Prize at the Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, and his career has rapidly ascended since. In early 2016, he signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon and, in 2023, CHO was awarded the prestigious Samsung Ho-Am Prize in the Arts in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the world of classical music.
In the 2024/25 season CHO Seong-jin takes up the mantle of Artist in Residence with the Berliner Philharmoniker, a position which sees CHO work with the orchestra on multiple projects across the season including concerto performances, chamber music collaborations, on tour to the Osterfestspiele Baden-Baden, and in recital.
Czech Philharmonic
The 124 year-old Czech Philharmonic gave its first concert, an all DVOŘÁK programme conducted by the composer himself – in the famed Rudolfinum Hall on 4 January 1896. Acknowledged for its definitive interpretations of Czech composers, the Orchestra is also recognised for the special relationship it has to the music of BRAHMS, TCHAIKOVSKY and MAHLER, who conducted the world première of his Symphony No. 7 with the Orchestra in 1908.
The Czech Philharmonic's extraordinary and proud history reflects both its location at the very heart of Europe and the Czech Republic's turbulent political history, for which SMETANA's Má vlast (My Homeland) has become a potent symbol. In 1945, Chief Conductor Rafael KUBELÍK conducted the work as a 'concert of thanks' for the newly liberated Czechoslovakia and 45 years later, Má vlast was KUBELÍK's choice to mark Czechoslovakia's first free elections. For the opening subscription concert of the 2019/20 season, Chief Conductor and Music Director Semyon BYCHKOV will conduct Má vlast with the Czech Philharmonic for the first time.
BYCHKOV's and the Czech Philharmonic's second season together also sees the culmination of their The TCHAIKOVSKY Project which includes the boxset release on Decca Classics followed by residencies in Prague, Tokyo, Vienna and Paris. Elsewhere in the season, they travel to Taiwan, Russia, China and Spain, as well as giving concerts at home including the Czech première of GLANERT's Requiem fur Hieronymus Bosch alongside performances of works by BERIO, DUTILLEUX, MARTINŮ, BRAHMS, SHOSTAKOVICH, BEETHOVEN and MAHLER.
Sponsor
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- Price: NTD 900, 1200, 2400, 3600, 4600, 5800, 6800, 7800
5/8(Thu)12:00 p.m. - 5/22(Thu)12:00 p.m. 25% Discount for Weiwuying member.
- 5/15(Thu)12:00 p.m. - 5/22(Thu)12:00 p.m. 20% Discount for Audience Overall.
- Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 95 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
Helpful Guide
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- Weiwuying Youth member: 25% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
※ID and Youth membership card are required at the door. - Weiwuying Unlimited member: 30% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
