National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan)
The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO; Chinese: 國家交響樂團; pinyin: Guójiā Jiāoxiǎng Yuètuán), also known as Taiwan Philharmonic (simplified Chinese: 台湾爱乐; traditional Chinese: 台灣愛樂) outside Taiwan, is one of the leading orchestras in Asia. Since 1987, the orchestra has its residence in the National Theater and Concert Hall (Taiwan) in Taipei, Taiwan.
| National Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan Philharmonic)  | |
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| Orchestra | |
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| Founded | 1986 | 
| Location | Zhongzheng, Taipei, Taiwan | 
| Concert hall | National Concert Hall | 
| Music director | [Jun Märkl] | 
| Website | npac-nso.org | 
Activities
    
    Subscription Concert Series
    
In the year of 2002, NSO held a series of five concerts that featured all nine symphonies and five piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven. The concerts, called a discovery cycle (Chinese: NSO發現系列), became NSO's regular Subscription Concert Series later since the 2004/2005 season. In each season, there are ten concerts consisting of at least one orchestral work of a composer.
From September 2004 to June 2008, four Subscription Concert Series have been presented.
- 2007/2008
 - Tchaikovsky
 - 2006/2007
 - Richard Strauss
 - 2005/2006
 - Shostakovich
 - 2004/2005
 - Mahler
 - 2002/2003
 - Beethoven
 
In the 2008/2009 season, a newly created MyNSO series (Chinese: NSO青春套票) took place of the Subscription Concert Series.
Opera Series
    
Already in November 1994, NSO performed opera in National Concert Hall, Der fliegende Holländer was led by Prof. TSENG Dao-hsiung (Chinese: 曾道雄), in December 2000, Jahja Ling performed Hänsel und Gretel. Under Chien Wen-pin's directorship, he first tried a semi-stage performance of the Third Act of Die Walküre in May 2002, this experience became NSO's regular NSO Opera Series (Chinese: NSO歌劇系列) from the 2002/2003 season. In each season, there are two opera directed by cross-over artist in Taiwan, the cast consisted mainly local singers.
From December 2002 to December 2007, fourteen operas have been produced, many of them were Taiwan's premier*.
- 2007/2008
 - Die Fledermaus
 - 2006/2007
 - *Der Ring des Nibelungen (complete), Die lustige Witwe
 - 2005/2006
 - Così fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro
 - 2004/2005
 - *Norma, *Falstaff
 - 2003/2004
 - *La damnation de Faust, Don Giovanni
 - 2002/2003
 - Tosca, *Tristan und Isolde
 
Fairy Tale Forever Series
    
From April 2002 to April 2008, NSO has been collaborated with four different performing groups and organizations for bringing musical experiences (Chinese: NSO永遠的童話系列) to the young audiences.
- 2007/2008
 - Peer Gynt
 - 2006/2007
 - Le Carnaval des Animaux
 - 2005/2006
 - Firebird
 - 2004/2005
 - Secret in the Woods
 - 2003/2004
 - Pied Piper Fantasy
 - 2002/2003
 - Peter and the Wolf
 
Artistic Direction
    
- Gerard Akoka, artistic advisor and principal conductor 1986-1990
 - Urs Schneider, artistic advisor and principal conductor 1991-1992
 - Hsu Chang-huei (Chinese: 許常惠), music director (commissioner) 1994
 - Chang Da-sheng (Chinese: 張大勝), music director 1995-1997
 - Jahja Ling (Chinese: 林望傑), music director 1998-2001
 - Chien Wen-pin (Chinese: 簡文彬), music director 2001-2007
 - Günther Herbig, artistic advisor and principal guest conductor 2008-2010
 - Lu Shao-chia (Chinese: 呂紹嘉), music director 2010-2021
 - Jun Märkl, artistic advisor 2021, Muisc Director 2022-
 
Musicians
    
- Concertmasters
 - Wu Ting-yu (Chinese: 吳庭毓), Li I-ching (Chinese: 李宜錦)
 - Associate concertmaster
 - Teng Hao-tun (Chinese: 鄧皓敦)
 - Assistant Conductor
 - Chang Yin-fang (Chinese: 張尹芳)
 
- Strings (14-14-11-9-8)
 - Woodwinds (4-4-4-4)
 - Brass (6-4-3-0)
 - Timpani & Percussion (5)
 - Harp (1)
 
Recordings
    
NSO has published the following recordings under their own label of "NSO Live":
- Chien Wen-pin & NSO Live: Mahler Symphony No. 4 & Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 (2008)
 - Lü Shao-chia & NSO Live: Shostakovich Symphony No. 4 & Ein Heldenleben (2009)
 - Günther Herbig & NSO Live: Mahler Symphony No. 6 (2009)
 - Bruckner Symphony No. 9 Live with Günther Herbig (2010)
 - Mahler Symphony No. 9 Live with Günther Herbig (2010)
 
Projects with conductor Lim Kek-tjiang and Rudolf Barshai are also scheduled.[1]
Staffs
    
- Executive Director
 
Joyce Chiou (Chinese: 邱瑗)
- Planning & Production
 - Marketing & Development
 - Administration
 
- Chairman of the board of directors, National Performing Arts Center
 
JU Tzong-ching (Chinese: 朱宗慶)
- Executive and artistic director, National Theater and Concert Hall
 
LEE Huey-mei (Chinese: 李惠美)
