Taipei Symphony Orchestra to open new season with Beethoven symphonies
02/23/2021 04:25 PM
Taipei Symphony Orchestra Principal Conductor Eliahu Inbal. CNA photo Feb. 23, 2021
Taipei, Feb. 23 (CNA) The Taipei Symphony Orchestra is scheduled to open its new season on March 5 with a concert of two Beethoven symphonies, after COVID-19 forced the orchestra to changes its plans.
The original intention was to invite foreign musicians, but they were unable to travel to Taiwan because of the country's quarantine rules, its principal conductor said Tuesday.
"I said, why don't we do two symphonies, and we don't need a soloist," Eliahu Inbal told reporters, explaining why he and the orchestra decided to play Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 and No. 7 at the season opening concert after the soloists they invited were unable to come.