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Philharmonia Northwest: Ilha Formosa (Music of Taiwan)
The Seattle Symphony hosts a rare performance played by Taiwanese, Canadian and American musicians.
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Over 100 musicians from Taiwan, Canada and the US join together onstage, performing masterworks by Taiwanese composers of past and present. Philharmonia NW, led by Julia Tai, is joined by three Taiwanese choirs in a rare performance of Tyzen Hsiao’s Requiem for Formosa’s Martyrs, and soloists Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu (violin), Felix Fan (cello), and Angelo Rondello (piano) perform Gordon Chin’s Triple Concerto.
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