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Playing for Formosa 2018 Annual Concert Event
【Time and Date】
12/22（Sat）19:30｜Eslite Performance Hall
12/28（Fri）19:30｜National Taichung Theater
【Ticket】https://goo.gl/AcNaEh
【Price】NT$500/1000/1500
【Featuring Artist】
Trio Zadig｜Winner of 11 International Competitions
Nancy Zhou｜Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition First Prize Winner
Evan Wong｜Sendai International Music Competition Piano Division Second Prize Winner
Phyllis Yen｜Institute of Music, National Chiao Tung University Graduate
En-Chi Cheng｜Curtis Institute of Music Graduate
【Program】
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 2 in a minor, Op. 13
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in g minor, Op. 57
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in c minor, Op. 66
【Event Description】
Taiwan has many talented young musicians who leave the country after their studies. After years of working hard in the international community, they have had little success or are trying to seek a breakthrough in their career.
Musicians at this stage need not only performance opportunities, but also a business model to support them with school, living, and competition expenses. Playing for Formosa upholds a “spirit of timely help” (strategizes to intervene at this time), hoping not only to become a platform to create performance opportunities for these rising stars, but also to establish a business model. This business model on one hand allows Taiwan’s audiences to meet and build relationships with these world-class rising stars. On the other hand, Playing for Formosa’s business model stimulates the local music ecosystem. It creates a healthy cultural environment so aspiring musicians can return to Taiwan, and so that Taiwan's younger generation of students can be motivated to pursue excellence and later return to Taiwan to share their experiences and talents. Today, many young Taiwanese musicians traveling abroad must face a particular difficulty: the disparity between international costs of living compared to Taiwan’s economic resources. For even the most elite young musicians, it is difficult to rely on Taiwanese salaries or loans as they search for a career breakthrough by entering international competitions or auditioning for the prominent orchestras.
Despite this, Playing for Formosa still believes that Taiwanese musical talent is worth investing in and cultivating. Like Korea’s Kumho Cultural Foundation and Japan’s Nippon Music Foundation, Playing for Formosa hopes to collaborate with businesses to enable talented musicians to: learn and grow with the audience via interactive performances; continue to share and promote music’s beauty; and continue to guide and support the younger generation. In so doing, aspiring musicians will be paid competitive rates in Taiwan as we work towards the goal of building mutual trust between aspiring young artists, the public, and sponsors. Ultimately, artists, the public, and sponsors will be able to mutually trust and benefit from one another, building a supportive and optimistic atmosphere. Musicians believe that music exists for the purpose of pure beauty: it can surpass industry, generational differences, emotions or ideologies. It is something we need, and it should be accessible and promoted in everyone’s lives so that music’s “truth” becomes a part of life. With this in mind, Playing for Formosa hopes to build on the strength of Taiwanese companies to establish a platform for these talented musicians. Consequently, emerging young musicians on the international stage can play a role in bridging the world of music and education, reducing barriers between the musicians and the public.
Playing for Formosa has organized 17 rising star concerts over the past three years. In order to maximize the benefits of Playing for Formosa, we will also provide general lectures and master classes. We hope to provide and foster a healthy environment for musicians to contribute to their studies and introduce new practice methods and interpretations for Taiwanese students and listeners, creating new methods and traditions of education.
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