- Price: NTD 400, 600
- Weiwuying Co-organiser Program
- Duration is 110 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
Helpful Guide
Dreams Unleashed - National Symphony Youth Orchestra 2025 Concert
The National Symphony Youth Orchestra (NSYO), established in 2023, has nurtured many outstanding young musicians in Taiwan and received widespread acclaim since its debut concerts in July of the same year. In the summer of 2025, NSYO, under the direction of NSO Music Director Jun MÄRKL, will present a captivating program featuring Richard STRAUSS's Don Juan. The orchestra will also collaborate with internationally renowned pianist Dmitry SHISHKIN to perform Sergei PROKOFIEV's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26. The concert will conclude with selections from PROKOFIEV's Romeo and Juliet Suites No. 1 & 2, bringing the evening to a brilliant close. This tour will take the young musicians to Taipei, Miaoli, Kaohsiung, as well as Japan, where they will be showcasing their immense talent on a global stage. This combination of masters, masterpieces, and virtuosity promises a truly memorable experience for all audiences.
Program
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan, Op. 20
S. PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
S. PROKOFIEV: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1 & No. 2
Creative and Production Team
Conductor｜Jun MÄRKL
Piano｜Dmitry SHISHKIN
National Symphony Youth Orchestra
Presenter｜National Symphony Orchestra
Co-presenter｜Miaobei Art Center
Co-organiser｜National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Artists Introduction
Conductor｜Jun MÄRKL
Jun MÄRKL is a highly respected interpreter of the core German repertory, and has become known for his refined and idiomatic explorations of the French Impressionists. He currently serves as Music Director of the Taiwan Philharmonic (the National Symphony Orchestra). He has been appointed Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and is the newly appointed Chief Conductor of the Residentie Orkest Den Haag, Netherlands. He serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the Oregon Symphony.
MÄRKL's expertise in the world of opera and long historical relationships with the state operas of Vienna, Berlin, Munich, the Semperoper Dresden, the Metropolitan Opera of New York, San Francisco Opera and New National Theatre in Tokyo have been complemented over the past many decades by his orchestral music directorships of the Orchestre National de Lyon, the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Basque National Orchestra, and the Malaysia Philharmonic. In recognition of his achievements in France, he was honored in 2012 with the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
He studied in Munich with Sergiu CELIBIDACHE, at Tanglewood with Leonard BERNSTEINand Seiji OZAWA.
Mr. MÄRKL is highly dedicated to work with young musicians: for many years he worked as Principal Conductor at the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo and the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. He teaches as a Guest Professor at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and he recently founded the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan.
Piano｜Dmitry SHISHKIN
Russian pianist Dmitry SHISHKIN is widely recognized for his exceptional artistry and profound musical interpretations. Displaying remarkable talent from an early age, he began playing the piano at three, and gave his first public performance at six. He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, where he honed his skills under esteemed mentors. Shishkin has garnered international acclaim through prestigious competitions, winning First Prize at the 2018 Geneva International Music Competition and the Silver Medal at the 2019 Tchaikovsky International Competition. His playing is praised for its refined tone, technical mastery, and unique musical perspective.
As a soloist, he has performed with leading orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. He has graced major concert halls worldwide, including the WienerMusikverein, the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Carnegie Hall in New York. His repertoire spans from Baroque to contemporary works, with a particular affinity for Russian composers like TCHAIKOVSKY, RACHMANINOFF, and PROKOFIEV. Beyond his concert career, SHISHKIN is an active recording artist whose albums have received critical acclaim. His performances, marked by passion and poetic expression, solidify his status as one of the most influential pianists of his generation.
National Symphony Youth Orchestra (NSYO)
Since beginning his term as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in January 2022, Jun MÄRKL has drawn experience from international youth music initiatives and incorporated the merits of young musicians training systems from various countries and orchestras to establish a National Symphony Youth Orchestra (NSYO) tailored to the characteristics of Taiwan.
During winter and summer vacations each year, the NSYO recruits exceptional young musicians from Taiwan and abroad to participate in intensive training courses and rehearsals. The orchestra also invites internationally renowned musicians to perform alongside the NSYO in concerts and on tour.
The NSYO was formed for the first time in July 2023, with Music Director Jun MÄRKL as conductor. MÄRKL will guide more than one hundred young musicians through rehearsals at the Miaobei Art Center before they showcase their accomplishments in performances at the Miaobei Art Center, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), and National Concert Hall in Taipei.
NSYO will serve as a cultural ambassador for Taiwan, focusing on Taiwan but also looking to the world. It aims to solidify Taiwan's place in the global network of classical music, and to open up future possibilities for young musicians in Taiwan to explore the international music scene.
Tour in Taiwan
Miaoli｜7/25 Miaobei Art Center Performance Hall
Taipei｜7/26 National Concert Hall
Dreams Unleashed - National Symphony Youth Orchestra 2025 Concert
The National Symphony Youth Orchestra (NSYO), established in 2023, has nurtured many outstanding young musicians in Taiwan and received widespread acclaim since its debut concerts in July of the same year. In the summer of 2025, NSYO, under the direction of NSO Music Director Jun MÄRKL, will present a captivating program featuring Richard STRAUSS's Don Juan. The orchestra will also collaborate with internationally renowned pianist Dmitry SHISHKIN to perform Sergei PROKOFIEV's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26. The concert will conclude with selections from PROKOFIEV's Romeo and Juliet Suites No. 1 & 2, bringing the evening to a brilliant close. This tour will take the young musicians to Taipei, Miaoli, Kaohsiung, as well as Japan, where they will be showcasing their immense talent on a global stage. This combination of masters, masterpieces, and virtuosity promises a truly memorable experience for all audiences.
Program
R. STRAUSS: Don Juan, Op. 20
S. PROKOFIEV: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
S. PROKOFIEV: Excerpts from Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 1 & No. 2
Creative and Production Team
Conductor｜Jun MÄRKL
Piano｜Dmitry SHISHKIN
National Symphony Youth Orchestra
Presenter｜National Symphony Orchestra
Co-presenter｜Miaobei Art Center
Co-organiser｜National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)
Artists Introduction
Conductor｜Jun MÄRKL
Jun MÄRKL is a highly respected interpreter of the core German repertory, and has become known for his refined and idiomatic explorations of the French Impressionists. He currently serves as Music Director of the Taiwan Philharmonic (the National Symphony Orchestra). He has been appointed Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and is the newly appointed Chief Conductor of the Residentie Orkest Den Haag, Netherlands. He serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the Oregon Symphony.
MÄRKL's expertise in the world of opera and long historical relationships with the state operas of Vienna, Berlin, Munich, the Semperoper Dresden, the Metropolitan Opera of New York, San Francisco Opera and New National Theatre in Tokyo have been complemented over the past many decades by his orchestral music directorships of the Orchestre National de Lyon, the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Basque National Orchestra, and the Malaysia Philharmonic. In recognition of his achievements in France, he was honored in 2012 with the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
He studied in Munich with Sergiu CELIBIDACHE, at Tanglewood with Leonard BERNSTEINand Seiji OZAWA.
Mr. MÄRKL is highly dedicated to work with young musicians: for many years he worked as Principal Conductor at the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo and the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. He teaches as a Guest Professor at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and he recently founded the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan.
Piano｜Dmitry SHISHKIN
Russian pianist Dmitry SHISHKIN is widely recognized for his exceptional artistry and profound musical interpretations. Displaying remarkable talent from an early age, he began playing the piano at three, and gave his first public performance at six. He studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, where he honed his skills under esteemed mentors. Shishkin has garnered international acclaim through prestigious competitions, winning First Prize at the 2018 Geneva International Music Competition and the Silver Medal at the 2019 Tchaikovsky International Competition. His playing is praised for its refined tone, technical mastery, and unique musical perspective.
As a soloist, he has performed with leading orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. He has graced major concert halls worldwide, including the WienerMusikverein, the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and Carnegie Hall in New York. His repertoire spans from Baroque to contemporary works, with a particular affinity for Russian composers like TCHAIKOVSKY, RACHMANINOFF, and PROKOFIEV. Beyond his concert career, SHISHKIN is an active recording artist whose albums have received critical acclaim. His performances, marked by passion and poetic expression, solidify his status as one of the most influential pianists of his generation.
National Symphony Youth Orchestra (NSYO)
Since beginning his term as Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) in January 2022, Jun MÄRKL has drawn experience from international youth music initiatives and incorporated the merits of young musicians training systems from various countries and orchestras to establish a National Symphony Youth Orchestra (NSYO) tailored to the characteristics of Taiwan.
During winter and summer vacations each year, the NSYO recruits exceptional young musicians from Taiwan and abroad to participate in intensive training courses and rehearsals. The orchestra also invites internationally renowned musicians to perform alongside the NSYO in concerts and on tour.
The NSYO was formed for the first time in July 2023, with Music Director Jun MÄRKL as conductor. MÄRKL will guide more than one hundred young musicians through rehearsals at the Miaobei Art Center before they showcase their accomplishments in performances at the Miaobei Art Center, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), and National Concert Hall in Taipei.
NSYO will serve as a cultural ambassador for Taiwan, focusing on Taiwan but also looking to the world. It aims to solidify Taiwan's place in the global network of classical music, and to open up future possibilities for young musicians in Taiwan to explore the international music scene.
Tour in Taiwan
Miaoli｜7/25 Miaobei Art Center Performance Hall
Taipei｜7/26 National Concert Hall
- Price: NTD 400, 600
- Weiwuying Co-organiser Program
- Duration is 110 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
Helpful Guide
