The Taipei Philharmonic Foundation for Culture and Education is holding its second Arising Stars Festival starting today. The festival is a series of activities including musical competitions, seminars, and concerts. Aimed at discovering new talent in music, in particularly pianists and vocalists, the competitions at the festival will single out six vocalists and five pianists. The foundation will train the winners and send them abroad to compete in international music contests.
This year the foundation has invited high-profile musicians from home and abroad to serve as judges for the competition. David Pocock, artistic director of the American Pianists Association, opera singer Graciela Alperyn, renowned German director Raimund See, and pianist Chen Hung-kuan are some of the guests invited from overseas. At home, pianists Lina Yeh and Constance Lee have joined the list of judges for the competition. Two master concerts are arranged for piano and opera music lovers and the winners of the competitions will also show off their talent on stage.
For more information on the seminars and teaching demonstrations by the various guest musicians, call the foundation at 2773-3691. The upcoming concerts at the festival include: The Beauty of Voices, today at 7:30pm, National Theater, starring Graciela Alperyn, Raimund See, and Edoardo Lanza and the final vocalists from the competition. On Thursday at 7pm, the Winners Concert for Pianists, starring two pianists from the piano competition for teenagers. On Friday at 7:30pm, Chen Hung-kuan performs on piano, National Concert Hall.
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