New Music Talent Morning Side Heights String Quartet Debuts at Eslite Chamber Music Festival

(Central News Agency, Taipei, 12th) The 'Morning Side Heights String Quartet,' composed of emerging Taiwanese musicians, has been invited for the first time to perform at the 2026 Eslite Chamber Music Festival, bringing Taiwanese emerging composer Liang Chen's work 'Qi Cheng' and several classical quartet masterpieces, showcasing their musical energy.

The 'Morning Side Heights Chamber Music Ensemble' was founded by cellist Huang Tzu-wei, an outstanding selection from the 'Eslite New Voice Audition Program.' It gathers outstanding young Taiwanese musicians, dedicated to exploring a new balance in musical art between classical tradition and contemporary innovation. Huang Tzu-wei, currently working with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, invited violinists Lu Yu-wen, Hsu Hsuan-hao, and violist Lin Chieh-yu to collaborate, bringing their international performance experience back to Taiwan.

For their debut at the Eslite Chamber Music Festival, the Morning Side Heights String Quartet's program features Liang Chen's work 'Qi Cheng,' expressing the anticipation and hope of actively embracing a new journey after parting, hoping to break the public's difficult impression of contemporary music. Other pieces include Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev's 'String Quartet No. 2' and Johannes Brahms' 'String Quartet No. 1.'

The Eslite Chamber Music Festival series of concerts includes: the Five Degrees String Quartet's 'Romantic Unfinished - Echoes Across Centuries' concert on May 16; the Art Heart String Quartet's 'Journey of the Masters Trilogy - Shostakovich's Century Monologue' concert on May 23; and the 'European Supergroup Sweeps - Arod String Quartet' concerts on May 29 and 30.

On June 7, the Morning Side Heights String Quartet will present the 'Looking Up to Classics, Embracing New Voices' concert; and on June 13, there will be the 'Korean Supergroup Returns - Novus String Quartet' concert. All events will be held at the Eslite Performance Hall. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150512

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