Japan x Taiwan – Friends of Music Concert Series

Japan-Taiwan Cultural Collaboration
Ko Sugiyama (violin), Keng-Yuen Tseng, violinist 曾耿元 (violin) ,
Daisuke Yamamoto (violin), Andy Lin (viola),
Nan-Cheng Chen (cello), Ryo Yanagitani (piano)

With the understanding that music and art becomes the binding force bringing diverse cultures together, the Taipei Cultural Center of TECO in New York and the Ryuji Ueno Foundation embark on a project to present representatives from the island nations to join in a unified concert. This pilot project consists of two performances, one at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City on Wednesday, September 26, followed by a performance at Evermay on the 28th.

This performance is brought to you in collaboration with the Taipei Cultural Center in New York.

PROGRAM
Franz Schubert: String Trio in B-flat major, D.471
Tyzen Hsiao: Piano Trio, Op.58 “The Formosa”
Mamiko Hirai: Magenta Stallion
Commissioned by the Ryuji Ueno Foundation, US Premiere
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane
Ernest Chausson: Concert for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet,Op. 21