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"Step Out: Ko I-fang and Con Brio Guitar Ensemble"
"Step Out: Ko I-fang and Con Brio Guitar Ensemble"
This concert, themed 'Step Out,' features Ko I-fang and the Con Brio Guitar Ensemble connecting classical, Latin, film scores, pop music, and Taiwanese compositions through ukulele and guitar music. The repertoire spans composers from Tchaikovsky and Ravel to Brouwer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Queen, incorporating adaptations of Taiwanese folk songs and contemporary works. Within this diverse musical landscape, the rich and open sound of the guitar is showcased, inviting the audience on a free-flowing musical journey.
Program
John Bunning: Saharan Sunrise
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: June
Antônio Carlos Jobim: Wave, A Felicidade
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Leo Brouwer: Toccata
Jürg Kindle: New Age, Rumba Flamenca
Carlos Bonnet: La Partida
Taro Hakase: Jounetsu Tairiku
Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody
Maurice Ravel: Boléro
Carlo Domeniconi: Circus Music
Lu Chao-hsuan: April at Tamsui, Riverside at Sunset
Adaptations of Taiwanese Folk Songs: Moonlight Sorrow, Theme and Variations on The Green Hills
Production Team
Guitar / Conductor｜Ko I-fang (柯懿芳)
Performance｜Con Brio Guitar Ensemble
This concert, themed 'Step Out,' features Ko I-fang and the Con Brio Guitar Ensemble connecting classical, Latin, film scores, pop music, and Taiwanese compositions through ukulele and guitar music. The repertoire spans composers from Tchaikovsky and Ravel to Brouwer, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Queen, incorporating adaptations of Taiwanese folk songs and contemporary works. Within this diverse musical landscape, the rich and open sound of the guitar is showcased, inviting the audience on a free-flowing musical journey.
Program
John Bunning: Saharan Sunrise
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: June
Antônio Carlos Jobim: Wave, A Felicidade
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Leo Brouwer: Toccata
Jürg Kindle: New Age, Rumba Flamenca
Carlos Bonnet: La Partida
Taro Hakase: Jounetsu Tairiku
Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody
Maurice Ravel: Boléro
Carlo Domeniconi: Circus Music
Lu Chao-hsuan: April at Tamsui, Riverside at Sunset
Adaptations of Taiwanese Folk Songs: Moonlight Sorrow, Theme and Variations on The Green Hills
Production Team
Guitar / Conductor｜Ko I-fang (柯懿芳)
Performance｜Con Brio Guitar Ensemble
Event Details
- 2026-06-13 — 衛武營國家藝術文化中心 · --+300;--+500
The world's largest single-roof performing arts center, designed by Mecanoo with an undulating canopy inspired by banyan trees. Four venues host opera, concerts, theater, and outdoor events in southern Taiwan.