Taipei Master Singers & Stars Music Festival: Renowned Conductor Hans Graf Leads Symphony Concerts
The 2026 Taipei Master Singers & Stars Music Festival is entering its 8th year, with symphony concerts conducted by Hans Graf starting August 1. The festival aims to cultivate internationally competitive new-generation musicians, offering them real stage experience with prominent conductors and selected participants from renowned music academies worldwide.
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(Taipei CNA, May 10) The 2026 Taipei Master Singers & Stars Music Festival (TMAF) is entering its eighth year, continuing to nurture new-generation musicians with international competitiveness. Concerts following intensive training will commence on August 1, led by renowned conductor Hans Graf, transforming teaching into real stage experience.
According to news materials released by the Taipei Master Singers & Stars Music Festival (TMAF), a total of 74 students have been selected this year, with Taiwanese students accounting for over one-third, maintaining a high proportion. The quality of this year's students has been highly praised by the faculty, with many talented individuals from prestigious American institutions such as the Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, as well as outstanding students from Taiwanese institutions like Taipei National University of the Arts emerging and being selected.
This year's faculty includes TMAF Artistic Director Chan Hsiao-Yun, current Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra Hans Graf, Principal Associate Concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra Nurit Bar-Josef, Principal Flutist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Emily Beynon, and Principal Oboist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Jelena Dirks.
Other faculty members include Ju-Young Baek, Violin Professor at Seoul National University College of Music; Koichiro Harada, Violin Professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music and Manhattan School of Music; and Ori Kam, Viola Professor at the University of Geneva and the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.
The “Master Singers & Stars Music Festival Symphony Concert” will be conducted by Hans Graf with the Taipei Master Singers & Stars Music Festival Orchestra. The repertoire includes Wagner’s "The Flying Dutchman" Overture, Debussy’s "La Mer," and Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Scheherazade" Symphonic Suite, with Chan Hsiao-Yun performing as violin soloist, showcasing diverse tonal colors.
The 2026 Taipei Master Singers & Stars Music Festival series concerts, including two “2026 TMAF Star Chamber Music Concerts” on August 1 at the National Concert Hall Recital Hall; the “2026 TMAF Master & Star Concert” on August 5 at the National Concert Hall; and the “2026 Master Singers & Stars Music Festival Symphony Concert” from August 7 to 9 at the National Taichung Theater, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) Concert Hall, and National Concert Hall, respectively. (Edited by Chang Ya-ching) 1150510
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(Taipei CNA, May 10) The 2026 Taipei Master Singers & Stars Music Festival (TMAF) is entering its eighth year, continuing to nurture new-generation musicians with international competitiveness. Concerts following intensive training will commence on August 1, led by renowned conductor Hans Graf, transforming teaching into real stage experience.
According to news materials released by the Taipei Master Singers & Stars Music Festival (TMAF), a total of 74 students have been selected this year, with Taiwanese students accounting for over one-third, maintaining a high proportion. The quality of this year's students has been highly praised by the faculty, with many talented individuals from prestigious American institutions such as the Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music, as well as outstanding students from Taiwanese institutions like Taipei National University of the Arts emerging and being selected.
This year's faculty includes TMAF Artistic Director Chan Hsiao-Yun, current Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra Hans Graf, Principal Associate Concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra Nurit Bar-Josef, Principal Flutist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Emily Beynon, and Principal Oboist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Jelena Dirks.
Other faculty members include Ju-Young Baek, Violin Professor at Seoul National University College of Music; Koichiro Harada, Violin Professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music and Manhattan School of Music; and Ori Kam, Viola Professor at the University of Geneva and the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.
The “Master Singers & Stars Music Festival Symphony Concert” will be conducted by Hans Graf with the Taipei Master Singers & Stars Music Festival Orchestra. The repertoire includes Wagner’s "The Flying Dutchman" Overture, Debussy’s "La Mer," and Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Scheherazade" Symphonic Suite, with Chan Hsiao-Yun performing as violin soloist, showcasing diverse tonal colors.
The 2026 Taipei Master Singers & Stars Music Festival series concerts, including two “2026 TMAF Star Chamber Music Concerts” on August 1 at the National Concert Hall Recital Hall; the “2026 TMAF Master & Star Concert” on August 5 at the National Concert Hall; and the “2026 Master Singers & Stars Music Festival Symphony Concert” from August 7 to 9 at the National Taichung Theater, National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) Concert Hall, and National Concert Hall, respectively. (Edited by Chang Ya-ching) 1150510
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