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2018 Shen Yun Symphony Tour in Taiwan 1

2018 Shen Yun Symphony Tour in Taiwan 1 (Preview)

The Symphony gathers for rehearsal before their first concert at the National Concert Hall.

Conductor Milen Nachev leads rehearsal.

Violin soloist Fiona Zheng gets a feel for the hall.

Harpist Shirley Guo takes time to tune her strings before the concert.

Bass trombonist Pavlo Baishev and French hornist Rumen Marinov take a walk under the sunset at Liberty Square.

Liberty Square is flanked by major landmarks on three sides: the National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, National Theater, and National Concert Hall.

Principal Clarinetist Yvegeniy Reznik takes a stroll outside the hall.

A warm reception after our first concert of the season at the National Concert Hall.

Our second stop was the southernmost tip of Taiwan—Pingtung County.

Rehearsal at the Pingtung County Performing Arts Center Concert Hall.

Principal Bassist Juraj Kukan and violinist Austin Zhong happily pose for the camera.

Violinist Wesley Zhou and bassist Wei Liu are ready for the evening performance.

Principal trumpeter Eric Robins (L) works with his section.

Oboist Leen De Blauwe practices a few passage before the show.

Pipa player Miao-Tzu Chiu tunes her instrument after putting on a new string.

Backstage, the Symphony members are almost ready to enter the concert hall.

Next stop, the Symphony revisits Yunlin County Cultural Affairs Department Performing Arts Hall.

Principal bassoonist Aleksander Velichko gets a bit more practice before retreating backstage.

Meanwhile, principal clarinetist Yevgeniy Reznik is still practicing backstage.

Cellists Yu-Chien Yuan and Alexander Dardykin have a lighthearted chat before the concert.

Andrei Bekhterev and the French horn section cool down after rehearsal.

Bassoonists Gabriela Gonzalez and Aleksander Velichko share a laugh.

Already changed for the performance, violin soloist Fiona Zheng takes advantage of a final opportunity to practice on stage.

Ever hardworking, violin soloist Fiona Zheng is engrossed in her piece.

September 21, 2018

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Shen Yun Performing Arts is the world's premier classical Chinese dance and music company, established in New York in 2006. It performs classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers. For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of China. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving this glorious culture. Shen Yun, or 神韻, can be translated as: “The beauty of divine beings dancing.”

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