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NSO ✕ LIHPAO Chamber Concerts II - Circles

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2026/06/07 (Sun) 14:30 National Recital Hall
400 600
Program Duration:110 mins
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PROGRAM

Ting-Chuan Chen: A Scrap of Time for Percussion Duet (World Premiere)

Antonio Pasculli: Hommage a Bellini for English Horn and Harp

George Crumb: Madrigals, Book III for Soprano, Harp and Percussion (1969)

Alan Hovhaness: Moss Garden for English Horn, Harp and Percussion, Op. 181

Luciano Berio: Circles for Soprano, Harp and Two Percussion (1960)

INFO

“Circles”— a contemporary chamber music concert — presents a rare and striking ensemble of harp, soprano, percussion, and English horn, performing landmark works by modern masters. Italian composer Luciano Berio's Circles and American visionary George Crumb's Madrigals, Book III share the same unique instrumentation, yet each offers a world of extraordinary structural complexity and dazzling contemporary sonorities, posing a formidable challenge to the performers.

Adding further variety, American composer Alan Hovhaness and Italian composer Pasculli — lauded as the “Paganini of the oboe” — explore the interplay between English horn and harp, blending lyrical pastoral gestures with virtuosic brilliance. Moreover, NSO's own distinguished percussionist and composer Ting-Chuan Chen will premiere his newly commissioned work, A Scrap of Time, written for percussion duo, offering audiences an exhilarating glimpse into contemporary creativity.

This concert promises an evening of rare soundscapes, virtuosic mastery, and imaginative exploration, where every note unveils the adventurous spirit of modern chamber music.

Corporate Partner|LIHPAO Cultural Arts Foundation

ARTISTS

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Li-Chin Huang
Soprano / Li-Chin Huang

Shannon Shuen Chieh, harp

Li-Chin Huang, soprano

Ming-I Lee, English horn

Sebastian Efler, Pi-Tzu Yang, Ting-Chuan Chen, percussion