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Leave Shyness in the Practice Room, Bring Courage to the Classroom and Stage!
The 2026 Weiwuying Music Camp & Eurocuivres Asia will take place during the first week of summer vacation. For the first time, Eurocuivres Asia's courses and performances will include the Weiwuying Concert Hall pipe organ. Bringing together the "King of Instruments" with a large brass and percussion ensemble of almost 100 players will add new depth to the sound and give this year's camp a fresh educational angle.
From France's Capital of Brass Music to Weiwuying—An Interview with Jean-Philippe CHAVEY, Artistic Director of Eurocuivres
Eurocuivres Asia will begin at the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) on July 6 this year. During this week-long music camp, an intensive program of masterclasses, professional training, and performance exchanges will bring together leading European faculty and brass and percussion enthusiasts from Taiwan, creating a musical gathering that transcends cultures and generations.
Concerts in the Bamboo Forest / The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) in Taiwan claims to be "the world's largest performing arts center (cultural building) under one roof."
The photo above was taken in 2018, showing Zubin Mehta and Gustavo Dudamel during a rehearsal break, when both were busy rehearsing. The question is: Where was this photo taken? Where could two symphony orchestras rehearse or perform at the same time?
"I dream big" The German Opera on the Rhine gives a guest performance of Wagner's "Lohengrin" in Taiwan
Tomorrow, the German Opera on the Rhine presents Lohengrin in Taiwan. This is more than an opera performance – it is the extension of music business into the world's largest cultural center.
Dreaming is desired - The German Opera on the Rhine gives a guest performance of Wagner's "Lohengrin" in Taiwan
The banyan tree has great symbolic power in Taiwan. Its broad canopy provides shadow from the subtropical sun, protection against heavy downpours in the afternoon, and space for chess players, or groups having a picnic. In Kaohsiung, third largest city of the country with a population of 2.7 million inhabitants, it also grows on the premises of Weiwuying, formerly a military area not far from downtown.
Imaginative Freedom within CHOPIN in X aiwan Utopia
During a residency in Portugal, choreographer Baru MADILJIN discovered a new artistic direction. Upon returning to Taiwan after that period of quiet, he became keenly aware of how society views Indigenous people and contemporary dance—much like gazing at animals in a zoo.
Singer and Breakdancer Jakub Józef ORLIŃSKI
A new shortcut to fame developed in the 21st century: the Internet. There is no limit to the influence of the Web, which has even reached into the classical realm and the lesser-known world of such countertenors as Polish Jakub Józef ORLIŃSKI, who has gained quite a name in recent years as the first operatic vocalist to win over Gen-Zers.
When the Human Pulse Meets the Violin: Violin Master Leonidas KAVOKOS' Most Unforgettable Musical Moment
In the film Patch Adams, Robin Williams plays a doctor who wears a red clown nose. Terminally ill kids laugh with joy whenever they see him, forgetting their pain. This is a touching moment of love and hope in cinematic history.
