■ Tomorrow at 7:30 (Taichung) and Saturday at 7:30pm (Nantou)
■ Chunghsing Concert Hall, Taichung (台中中興堂), 291-3 Jingwu Rd, Greater Taichung (台中市精武路291之3號) and Performance Hall of the Nantou Cultural Affairs Bureau (南投縣政府文化局演藝廳), 135 Chienkuo Rd, Nantou City (南投市建國路135號)
■ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,000 for Taichung and NT$300 to NT$800 for Nantou, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
NSO Forever Tales — Returning to Olympus (NSO永遠的童話 — 神箭) is a joint production of the National Symphony Orchestra (國家交響樂團) and The Puppet and Its Double Theater (無獨有偶工作室劇團). The concert program, which includes Stravinsky’s Apollon and Les Noces, will be performed by soprano Lin Meng-chun (林孟君), alto Fan Ting-yu (范婷玉), tenor Fernando Wang (王典), and bass Tsai Wen-hao (蔡文浩), as well as the Taiwan National Choir (國立實驗合唱團).
■ Saturday at 2:30pm and 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:30pm
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
■ Tickets are NT$400 to NT$1,500, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Pogorelich and Casadesus (TSO — 大師的痛與快樂) introduces concert pianist Ivo Pogorelich, who will perform with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra (台北市立交響樂團) under guest conductor Jean-Claude Casadesus. The program includes Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23 and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
■ Wednesday at 7:30pm
■ National Concert Hall, Taipei City
■ Tickets are NT$300 to NT$1,500, available through NTCH ticketing and online at www.artsticket.com.tw
Contemporary
Legacy Taipei, located in a former warehouse at Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), hosts top Taiwanese pop performers and international acts. Tomorrow and Saturday’s shows featuring pop singer Richie Jen (任賢齊) are sold out. On Sunday afternoon, the venue hosts a showcase of indie acoustic acts: Glory (葛洛力), Tomodachi (偷摸大雞), Finn and DingDing and ShiShi (丁丁與西西). On Wednesday, it’s indie-pop group We Save Strawberries (草莓救星) and garage rock faves 88 Balaz (88顆芭樂籽).
■ Huashan 1914 Creative Park (華山1914), Center Five Hall (中五館), 1, Bade Rd Sec 1, Taipei City (台北市八德路一段1號)
■ Shows start at 8pm tomorrow and Saturday, 3pm on Sunday and 8pm on Wednesday
■ Sold out tomorrow and Saturday, NT$350 on Sunday. Tickets for the venue’s concerts can be purchased at ERA ticketing outlets, online through www.ticket.com.tw and www.legacy.com.tw and at 7-Eleven ibon kiosks
Tonight The Wall (這牆), Taipei’s most prominent venue for indie rock artists, hosts local groups The Looking Glass, Gsus (激射樂團) and The Tic Tac (包子饅頭). No shows are scheduled tomorrow. On Saturday the venue hosts Japanese rock band Acidman. Sunday is post-rock/experimental rock night with Lily et Coco, Low Brightness Period (低明度時期) and The Sign of Human (記號士). On Wednesday, talented experimental singer-songwriter Wang Yu-jun (王榆鈞) performs.
■ B1, 200, Roosevelt Rd Sec 4, Taipei City (台北市羅斯福路四段200號B1), tel: (02) 2930-0162. On the Net: www.thewall.com.tw
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