National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra's "Huashan Music Forum" Series Enters Second Year, Inviting Audiences to Understand Music
The National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra's "Huashan Music Forum" lecture series enters its second year, offering diverse programs to deepen understanding of music. Music managers, scholars, and performers will discuss topics from behind-the-scenes production to historical and spiritual aspects of music.
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Central News Agency (Taipei, April 21st) - The music lecture brand "Huashan Music Forum," curated by the NTSO National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, is entering its second year. This year, it has invited owners of music agencies, music scholars, and performers to share their insights, guiding music lovers to "understand" music.
According to a press release issued by the NTSO today, the 2026 "Huashan Music Forum" series will start with the theme "How a performance is completed."
The first lecture on April 23rd, "The Not-So-Boring Life of a Music Agent," will feature Peng Bo, General Manager of Pengbo Arts, revealing the true face behind performances. From program planning and artist communication to on-site execution, he will present how a concert is repeatedly refined between ideals and reality, eventually taking shape.
On June 25th, "Bells and Music" will shift its focus to sound itself. Scholar Chen Han-chin will use "bell sounds" as an entry point, connecting overtones, religion, and symbols of power. Through the works of composers from Liszt and Debussy to Mahler, he will explore how sound transcends culture to become a resonant carrier of human spiritual experience.
On July 16th, music scholar Lu Wen-ya will present "From Humanity to Heaven – Discussing Mahler's Symphony No. 3," leading the audience into Mahler's grandest symphonic universe, unfolding a spiritual journey from "humanity" to "heaven," encompassing nature, the earth, and the ultimate concerns of humanity and love.
On August 27th, music scholar Che Yan-jiang will present "Dance Music Cantilena: Exploring the Unique Existence of Operatic Music," analyzing the special forms that blend dance and cantilena in opera, revealing how music conveys psychological and emotional layers in dramatic narratives.
The September 10th session, "Bohemian Musical Treasures," will feature a dialogue between music program host Kao Sheng and NTSO Principal Guest Conductor Waterland. They will not only lead the audience into the inner worlds of composers such as Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček, and Martinů but also introduce key programs of the NTSO's new season.
On October 8th, "Glamour on Stage, Strategy Behind the Scenes – The Multiple Roles of the Harpsichord in Ensemble Music" will invite harpsichordist Tsai Chia-hsien to demonstrate and share her experience. She will reveal how the harpsichord improvises through figured bass in Baroque music, flexibly managing melody, harmony, and rhythm, becoming a seemingly low-key yet indispensable key player in ensembles.
The NTSO stated that the "Huashan Music Forum" series is free for online registration. For details, please refer to the NTSO official website. The venue is Arch Hall, 2nd Floor, Building 3, Huashan 1914 Creative Park. (Edited by Kuan Chung-wei) 1150421
According to a press release issued by the NTSO today, the 2026 "Huashan Music Forum" series will start with the theme "How a performance is completed."
The first lecture on April 23rd, "The Not-So-Boring Life of a Music Agent," will feature Peng Bo, General Manager of Pengbo Arts, revealing the true face behind performances. From program planning and artist communication to on-site execution, he will present how a concert is repeatedly refined between ideals and reality, eventually taking shape.
On June 25th, "Bells and Music" will shift its focus to sound itself. Scholar Chen Han-chin will use "bell sounds" as an entry point, connecting overtones, religion, and symbols of power. Through the works of composers from Liszt and Debussy to Mahler, he will explore how sound transcends culture to become a resonant carrier of human spiritual experience.
On July 16th, music scholar Lu Wen-ya will present "From Humanity to Heaven – Discussing Mahler's Symphony No. 3," leading the audience into Mahler's grandest symphonic universe, unfolding a spiritual journey from "humanity" to "heaven," encompassing nature, the earth, and the ultimate concerns of humanity and love.
On August 27th, music scholar Che Yan-jiang will present "Dance Music Cantilena: Exploring the Unique Existence of Operatic Music," analyzing the special forms that blend dance and cantilena in opera, revealing how music conveys psychological and emotional layers in dramatic narratives.
The September 10th session, "Bohemian Musical Treasures," will feature a dialogue between music program host Kao Sheng and NTSO Principal Guest Conductor Waterland. They will not only lead the audience into the inner worlds of composers such as Dvořák, Smetana, Janáček, and Martinů but also introduce key programs of the NTSO's new season.
On October 8th, "Glamour on Stage, Strategy Behind the Scenes – The Multiple Roles of the Harpsichord in Ensemble Music" will invite harpsichordist Tsai Chia-hsien to demonstrate and share her experience. She will reveal how the harpsichord improvises through figured bass in Baroque music, flexibly managing melody, harmony, and rhythm, becoming a seemingly low-key yet indispensable key player in ensembles.
The NTSO stated that the "Huashan Music Forum" series is free for online registration. For details, please refer to the NTSO official website. The venue is Arch Hall, 2nd Floor, Building 3, Huashan 1914 Creative Park. (Edited by Kuan Chung-wei) 1150421