Episode 5 - Perspectives: Chien Wen-Pin
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InsideOut Classical
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The conductor Chien Wen-Pin has served as executive and artistic director of Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, or Weiwuying, since its opening in 2018. In this episode, he talks about the circumstances under which the center has been able to mount full-scale performances since July 2020; protocol in Asia as it compares to Europe; his first experience with opera; and the importance of trans-national exchange.
Show Notes:
*1:18 – backstage protocol in Taiwan
*4:42 – [“Brindisi”/_La Traviata_] – Weiwuying and conducting Beethoven
*7:08 – experiencing the Covid-outbreak in Europe
*9:55 – [“Signore Ascolta”/_Turandot_] – first encounter with opera and studies in Vienna
*13:00 – lessons brought back home and intercultural programs
Excerpts from Verdi’s La Traviata and Puccini’s Turandot provided courtesy of the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts
Intro and outro composed by Miguel Kertsman
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