Pianist Juliana Han and violinist Wayne Lee are the husband and wife co-directors of the Piedmont Chamber Music Festival in the Bay Area, California. Our editorial director Anna Wu caught up with them to chat about the festival, the Formosa Quartet, and their journeys as musicians. * * * Anna Wu: Hi Juliana and Wayne! Thanks for joining us today. Could you guys tell us a little bit about the Piedmont Chamber Music Festival? What inspired you to start it? Wayne Lee: The Piedmont Chamber…
Taiwanese United Fund (TUF) is proud to present a performance by Yu-Chien Tseng, the young Taiwanese musician, awarded the highest prize in the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2015. Please join us for a night of music June 4th at 7:30 at the Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School in Downtown Los Angeles. Tickets available online at: http://bit.ly/1R7JkgF General: $50
VIP: $100 50% discounts available for groups of 10 or more students. Find out more by calling TUF at 626-569-0692…
We recently came across this beautifully re-inspired performance of the traditional Taiwanese folk song Ti-O-O 天黑黑: "Dark Dark Sky (With a Touch of Deep Purple)" performed by concert violinist Charles Morey of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (First Violin section! Our Taiwanese grandparents would be proud!). He's also a frequent substitute violinist with the Cleveland Orchestra. It's an energetic and vibrant version of a familiar folk song to all of us. Check it out: Naturally, we were…
