The National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra (NTSO; ), founded in 1945, is the oldest symphony orchestra in
Taiwan
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. It is based in
Wufeng,
Taichung
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.
Conductors
Principle Guest Conductor
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Lan Shui
Lan Shui (Chinese: 水蓝, born 1957) is a Chinese-American conductor. He was the Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2019. He has retired as Music Director on 26 January 2019, and was given the title of Conductor Laure ...
(首席客席指揮:水藍), 2019-present
Past Conductors
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Fusao Kajima (梶間聡夫), 2009
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Chiu Chun-chiang (邱君強), 2006–2009
General Directors
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Tsai Chih-kue (
蔡繼琨)1945-1949
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Wang Shin-chi (
王錫奇)1949-1960
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Day Tsuei-lung (
戴粹倫)1960-1973
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Shin Wei-liang (
史惟亮)1973-1974
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Deng Han-chin (
鄧漢錦)1974-1991
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Chen Tscheng-Hsiung (
陳澄雄)1991-2002
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Su Chung (
蘇忠)2002-2005
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Ko Chi-liang (
柯基良)2005-2007
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Liu Shuan-yung (
劉玄詠)2007-2011; 2016 - present
Artistic Advisor
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Lan Shui
Lan Shui (Chinese: 水蓝, born 1957) is a Chinese-American conductor. He was the Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra from 1997 to 2019. He has retired as Music Director on 26 January 2019, and was given the title of Conductor Laure ...
(水藍) 2011-2014
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Chien Wen-pin (簡文彬)2016-2016
Affiliates
* NTSO Wind Ensemble
* NTSO Youth Band
See also
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List of symphony orchestras in Taiwan
External links
National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra official site
{{authority control
1945 establishments in Taiwan
Musical groups established in 1945
Taiwanese orchestras