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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?
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.
Maria João Pires and Her Piano Spirit
At 12:12 on the afternoon of November 22, 2022, tickets went on sale for the solo concert Maria João Pires Piano Recital in Taiwan, this being Pires' Taiwan debut.
Pushing the Envelope in Sound: An Unbounded Journey of Music
In recent years, with all kinds of brilliant music performances, Weiwuying has become a major platform for arts exchange. As a composer, musician, and music educator, I had especially longed for this because now I no longer have to spend a lot of time and money traveling to some other city to be able to interact with some of the best musicians from around the world and to experience different cultures through their musical vocabularies.
Be Careful About Listening to Ludovico EINAUDI
Imagine being on a piece of floating ice in the Arctic, viewing the expansive sky while a glacier in the distance breaks apart from melting. The scenery is stunning, but you're actually quite sad inside because all you can see is rapidly disappearing. What would you do?
