高雄市交響樂團

1981年由「高雄市管絃樂團」踏出創團的第一步。歷經許水德、蘇南成、吳敦義市長大力推動,1986年禮聘前美國芝加哥交響樂團副指揮亨利‧梅哲博士擔任指揮,樂團擴大編制全面改組,1991年更名為「高雄市實驗交響樂團」,由業餘團體朝向職業化逐步邁進。1993年蕭邦享先生出任指揮,1999年陳樹熙先生接任團長。2000年謝長廷市長任內,愛河河畔的高雄市音樂館落成,樂團成為駐館樂團,正式更名為「高雄市交響樂團」。2001年成立「財團法人高雄市交響樂團文化藝術教育基金會」,成為國內第一個以基金會機制輔助樂團營運管理的官辦民營職業樂團。


2007年7月,經公開遴選,由朱宏昌先生出任團長一職。2009年4月,陳菊市長為提升基金會功能,更名為「財團法人高雄市愛樂文化藝術基金會」並使之成為公設基金會,由文化局史哲局長出任董事長一職,進一步凝聚社會各界力量參與音樂文化事務,期許樂團能永續發展。


高市交與國際級藝人團體聯演頻仍,包括世界三大男高音卡列拉斯、加拿大皇家芭蕾舞團、英國國家芭蕾舞團、加拿大爆笑女高音娜塔莉夏高、義大利小提琴家阿卡多、瑞典新古典電吉他大師殷維馬姆斯汀、美國流行古典樂大師指揮康澤爾、阿根廷國寶音樂家戴利席安及辛多里、日本小提琴家渡邊玲子、華人音樂界鋼琴詩人傅聰以及知名華裔小提琴家林昭亮、胡乃元等。國內藝術團體合作方面包含:明華園戲劇團、新古典舞團、高雄城市芭蕾舞團及南風劇團等。近年來,高市交率先於國內大型職業樂團,遠赴南京、上海、青島巡演;並首創國內戶外全本大型交響歌仔戲演出,吸引近三萬人次欣賞;更獲邀於2008年正副總統就職慶祝大會現場演奏,多元化的演出深獲各界好評。


2009年,高市交大步向前,接軌國際:1月,首創高雄多媒體影音大型戶外交響音樂會,並由奧斯卡及葛萊美最佳原創音樂大獎音樂大師─譚盾親自指揮,寫下逾兩萬人到場欣賞紀錄;3月,與捷克愛樂前首席指揮馬卡爾(Zdenek Macal)及旅美小提琴家曾耿元及多位高雄傑出演奏家同台演出「馬卡爾的交響情人夢」,兩場票房皆於演出前三週告罄,創高雄藝文界售票紀錄。4月,受邀赴新加坡濱海藝術中心演出,獲當地媒體一致肯定;5月,與指揮家簡文彬及蕭邦鋼琴大賽首獎得主─「天才鋼琴詩人」李雲迪合作鋼琴協奏曲。6月,舉辦梁祝50週年音樂會及跨界演出「蓋希文的藍色狂想」爵士音樂會。7月,與演唱家羅素華生及海莉合作,於高雄世運開幕典禮演出。8月,與大提琴泰斗─米夏‧麥斯基(Mischa Maisky)聯演。11月與小提琴奇才明玆(Shlomo Mintz),精選帕格尼尼、貝多芬、巴哈及布拉姆斯曲目演出。


除定期音樂會外,樂團亦深入社區舉辦「左鄰右舍」戶外音樂會、「國小迷你音樂會」及「國小學童音樂會」,廣受民眾及學童、老師的認同與喜愛。

 
Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra

Founded in 1981, with the hard work of a succession of mayors, KCSO experienced steady growth. In 1986, KCSO invited former associate conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Henry Mazer to conduct the orchestra, which later on underwent expansion. And in 1991, the orchestra was renamed into Kaohsiung City Experimental Symphony Orchestra, a change from an amateur ensemble to a professional one. In 1993, Hsiao Pang-hsiang became the conductor and in 1999, Chen Shu-Si succeeded as the General Director of the orchestra. In 2000, Kaohsiung City Music Center was completed and became home to the orchestra, which at the same time was officially changed into the Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra. In 2001, the KCSO Foundation of Orchestra, Culture, Art, and Education was set up and KCSO became Taiwan’s first professional performing group that is supported altogether by the foundation, government, and local enterprises.

In July 2007, in an open selection, Chu Hung-chang was elected as the general director of KCSO. In April 2009, Mayor Chen Chu renamed the foundation as the Kaohsiung City Philharmonic Culture and Arts Foundation, in order to promote its functions. The foundation even became public-owned, with Shih Che, the director-general of Cultural Affairs Bureau, as the president. It is expected that the society can become more involved in musical and cultural events and that the orchestra can enjoy sustainable development.
 
For the past few years, KCSO has cooperated with several world renowned groups and artists, including Jose Carreras, Canadian Royal Winnipeg Ballet, English National Ballet, the Canadian “funny” soprano Natalie Choquette, Italian violin virtuoso Salvatore Accardo, Swedish guitarist of the neo-classical genre Yngwie Johann Malmsteen, US pop and classical music conductor Erich Kunzel, Argentina’s iconic musicians Alicia Terzian and Raefel Gintoli, Japanese violin virtuoso Reiko Watanabe, the Chinese piano poet Fu Tsong, renowned Taiwanese violin virtuosi Lin Cho-Liang and Hu Nai-yuan. KCSO has also accompanied for local performing groups, such as Ming Hwa Yuan Taiwanese Opera, Neo-Classic Dance Company, Kaohsiung City Ballet, and Spring Wind Art Theatre.  In 2008, KCSO had toured Nanking, Shanghai and Qingdao, which is an achievement among major domestic professional orchestras. It also initiated the outdoor full-version performances of orchestral Taiwanese operas, attracting nearly thirty thousand person-times. In 2008, it was invited to perform at the inaugural ceremony of the president and vice-president. The diversified performing styles have generated great admiration.
 
 In 2009, KCSO took a big step forward on an international basis. In January, the first outdoor large scale multi-media orchestra concert was held with Tan Dun, a winner of an Oscar and Grammy Awards for Best Original Score, as the conductor. This concert attracted more than twenty thousand audience. In March, Bravo Macstro Macal, performed by the former head conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Zdenek Macal, the Taiwanese-American violinist, Keng-Yuen Tseng, and several outstanding local musicians, created a sensation with the tickets of two performances sold out in three weeks, setting a record in Kaohsiung’s art circle. In April, KCSO was invited to perform in Esplanade Theatres in Singapore and was unanimously admired by the media there. In May, piano concertos were performed in collaboration with the conductor Wen-Pin Chien and the first prize winner of the Frederick Chopin International Piano Competition, “Piano Prodigy” Yundi Li. In June, the Butterfly Lovers 50th Anniversary Concert and the cross-disciplinary Jazz Music Concert Gershwin-Rhapsody in Blue were held. In July, it performed in collaboration with Russell Watson and Hayley Westenra at the Opening Ceremony of the Kaohsiung World Games. In August, it performed with the master cellist Mischa Maisky. In November, it performs with the genius violinist Shlomo Mintz, presenting Paganini, Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms.
 
In addition to regular performances, the orchestra also holds outdoor concerts in communities, mini concerts in elementary schools, and pupil concerts, thereby earning great popularity among the citizens, pupils and teachers.



高雄市交響樂團 版權所有 © 2009 Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra. All Rights Reserced.
803 高雄市鹽埕區河西路99號4F / TEL: (07)531-1000 / FAX :(07)531-1393