2001 / Willow and Wattle / Orchestra: MSO
2002 / Symphonic Variations on a Theme of Paganini Orchestra: TQO
2004 / Sinfonia Chaconnissima / Orchestra: MSO
1997 / The Little Gecko / Orchestra: SSO

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Welcoming Philharmonia Taiwan to the Symphony Services International network

Symphony Services International is delighted to welcome Philharmonia Taiwan as our first Associate.

Philharmonia Taiwan (also known as the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan – NSO) is the flagship orchestra of Taiwan. It was founded over two decades ago by the Ministry of Education and has been instrumental in developing educational programs and activities for Taiwanese audiences. Its success has attracted a plethora of world class musicians into collaborations.

The orchestra has a jam-packed schedule of tour performances throughout Taiwan and in Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sapporo, Tokyo, Yokohama and Hong Kong.

After conducting this orchestra, internationally acclaimed conductor Lorin Maazel said, “I have discovered an orchestra which is highly motivated, extremely competent, and well-prepared. The performances were enthusiastic, brilliant and replete with admirable musical values….”

“Philharmonia Taiwan fits our ‘Associates’ profile perfectly and we are thrilled to welcome an esteemed international orchestra to our network,” said Symphony Services International CEO Kate Lidbetter. “We look forward to a long association.”

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He was appointed Associate Principal Trumpet of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at 21, before resigning in 2006 after seven years to concentrate on other projects. He has performed as acting Principal Trumpet with most of the Australian Orchestras, and in 2004 was invited by Markus Stenz to play Principal Trumpet in the Guerzenich Orchester’s 100th Anniversary concert of their premiere of Mahler’s Symphony No.5 in Cologne. He is a member of the Australian New Music ensemble ELISION, and plays in a trumpet/electronics duo, DIODE.

He is currently Lecturer of Trumpet at the University of Melbourne. His teachers have included Armando Ghitalla, Håkan Hardenberger, Reinhold Friedrich, Markus Stockhausen, Daniel Mendelow and John Kellaway. He is a laureate of major international trumpet competitions in Brussels and Eindhoven, and was awarded a prize from Karlheinz Stockhausen at the 2006 Stockhausen Interpreters Course.

Currently based in Switzerland, he has performed at numerous international summer schools and festivals including the International Musicians’ Seminar Prussia Cove, Academie de Lausanne, Lenk Sommerakademie, Melbourne International Festival of the Arts and the Salzburg Mozarteum Summer School, where he was selected to perform as soloist at the Wiener Saal and Mirabell Palace.

He has been awarded scholarships by foundations such as the Australia Council, IMS Prussia Cove, Ian Potter Foundation, Sydney Conservatorium and the Lenk Sommerakademie. From 2004-2006 he was a full scholarship holder at the Australian National Academy of Music under the tutelage of Rita Reichmann. During this time he won the ANAM Concerto Competition and was selected for the Best Concertos of 2004 concert.

He completed his Bachelor of Music at the Sydney Conservatorium with teacher Daniel Herscovitch. He has also studied with Jennifer Hammond, John Perry, Bruno Canino, Christoph Lieske, Mark Gasser, Margaret Hair and Adrian Oetiker, and performed in masterclasses for Gary Graffman, Piers Lane, Angela Hewitt and Michael Kieren Harvey, among others.

He has given recitals with Mats Lindstrom and Alexander Baillie and in 2005 his piano trio were finalists at the Australian Chamber Music Competition. His solo and chamber music performances are regularly broadcast on ABC Classic FM, 2MBS FM and 3MBS FM. His recent recordings on the Hush CD helped raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital. He also appears on an album of Australian piano works with Jennifer Hammond.