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Taiwan Philharmonic NSO 2018 WC Tour

By Ameilia Ho

So proud San Francisco-Taipei Sister City Committee hosts The National Symphony Orchestra from Taiwan visiting San Francisco. 

The pre-reception of Taiwan Philharmonic  was successfully hosted by the San Francisco-Taipei Sister City committee tonight. General Dir. Ma and Dr. Talin Hsu warmly greeted all the honorable and distinguished guests.  Guests have spent an enjoyable & quality time chatting, it has been a very significant party.

Following the concert at 8:00p. Conductor Lu 呂紹嘉 & 24 years old young man, Principal Violin Tseng 曾宇謙,  and the NSO are finely-calibrated the Violin Concerto, Op.14 beautifully.  As the Johannes Brahms Symphony No.2 Op.73 ended, audiences  standing still gave a round of applause for more than 3 minutes.

It’s a milestone of NSO USA tour just as Johannes Brahms Quote

“A symphony is no joke” !

Congratulations to the Taiwan Philharmonic!

– TMAF@SF July 25-August 7, 2021

1) TMAF@SF Press Conference held at the SF Conservatory of Music. From left: Dr. Limin Hu, SFTSCC Vice-Chair; Master Cho-Liang Lin; Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu, SFTSCC Chairman; Director General Scott Lai of TECO; and David Stull, President of the SF Conservatory of Music. 2) July 30, 2021 – TMAF@SF debut performance to a full house at Frost Amphitheater, Stanford University. 3) Local officials and dignitaries at the SFTSCC’s reception to welcome TMAF. 4) Community leaders and donors at the TMAF@SF Reception. 5) July 31, 2021 – The San Francisco debut performance in the Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall at the SF Conservatory of Music. Led by Master Cho-Liang Lin, the string quartet played “I left my Heart in San Francisco” as a tribute to Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu, Chairman of the SFTSCC. 6) Dr. Ta-Lin Hsu, Chairman of the SFTSCC, is seen waving from the audience in response to the surprising musical tribute by Master Lin and the string quartet. 7) August 4, 2021 – the third TMAF concert was performed at the SF Conservatory of Music which included distinguished musicians from various prestigious symphony orchestras. 8) The final concert (private) was held in the beautiful Sol Joseph Recital Hall at the SF Conservatory of Music. Rising young musicians played along-side with the masters of TMAF. 9) Joyful moment with Master Lin (Back) and Conductor Leonard Slakin (Right) after the All-Master Concert. 10) Master Lin and his wife, Dr. Deborah Lin, and the TMAF musicians presented Dr. Hsu with “I left my heart in San Francisco” music sheets and signed posters for his generous support and leadership in bringing TMAF 2021 to San Francisco.