OCTOBER 11, 2018 at 7:30 PM
EMPAC 10TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION

Offering a selection of pieces tailored to the architectural ambiance of each venue, Formosa Quartet travels with its EMPAC audience through concert hall, studio, theater, and back to concert hall — on an exploration of physical placement, acoustics, perspective, and ways in which art and space define each other.

Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY, 12181U.S.A. (map)

OCTOBER 14-21, 2018
FORMOSA QUARTET TOURS GERMANY

The Formosa Quartet makes their debut in Germany this October 2018 in Munich, Nuremberg, Bremen, and Berlin!

See individual concert events below.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 at 7:00 PM
GASTEIG MÜNCHEN, BLACK BOX

Formosa's debut German tour kicks off at the culturally buzzing Gasteig München Black Box with the Quartet's signature "From Hungary to Taiwan" program. For tickets, please click HERE.

Wei-Chieh Lin: Fünf taiwanische Volkslieder
Béla Bartók: Streichquartett Nr. 4 C-Dur Sz 91
Shih-Hui Chen: Heimkehrende Seelen
Dana Wilson: Suite Ungarischer Volkslieder

Gasteig München
5 Rosenheimer Straße
München, BY, 81667 Germany (map)

OCTOBER 19, 2018 at 7:30 PM
MEISTERSINGERHALLE NÜRNBERG

Formosa's Germany tour continues in the Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg, a venue that boasts an exciting intersection of space, style, imagination, and optics.  For tickets, please click HERE.

Wei-Chieh Lin: Fünf taiwanische Volkslieder
Béla Bartók: Streichquartett Nr. 4 C-Dur Sz 91
Lei Liang: Nachhall von Liedern
Dana Wilson: Suite Ungarischer Volkslieder

Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg
21 Münchener Straße
Nürnberg, BY, 90478Germany (map)

OCTOBER 21, 2018 at 8:00 PM
PHILHARMONIE BERLIN, KAMMERMUSIKSAAL

Angular tritones and rhythms of Hungarian and Taiwanese folk music may well blend with the uniquely angular, tent-like contours of the Philharmonie Berlin Kammermusiksaal on this culminating concert of Formosa Quartet's German tour. For tickets, please click HERE.

Wei-Chieh Lin: Fünf taiwanische Volkslieder
Béla Bartók: Streichquartett Nr. 4 C-Dur Sz 91
Lei Liang: Nachhall von Liedern
Dana Wilson: Suite Ungarischer Volkslieder

Philharmonie Berlin, Kammermusiksaa
l1 Herbert-von-Karajan-StraßeBerlin,
Berlin, 10785Germany (map)

JANUARY 7-11, 2019
RESIDENCY AT UCLA HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The Formosa Quartet is Guest Quartet-in-Residence at UCLA’s Herb Albert School of Music for a week of masterclasses, chamber music coachings, lectures, and performances. More information coming soon!

445 Charles E Young Dr E
Los Angeles, CA 90095

APRIL 15-20, 2019
RESIDENCY AT UCLA HERB ALPERT SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The Formosa Quartet returns to UCLA’s Herb Alpert School of Music for Part 2 of their Winter and Spring residencies! Detailed schedule will be release this winter.

445 Charles E Young Dr E
Los Angeles, CA 90095

APRIL 17, 2019 at 3:00 PM
MASTERCLASS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES

Cellist Deborah Pae will discuss and demonstrate ways to achieve heightened nuances in timbre and expressiveness through her experiences as both an ensemble member and an acclaimed soloist. Admission is free.

Watch the Live Stream.

Jan Popper Theater
445 Charles E Young Dr E
Los Angeles, CA 90095

MAY 24, 2019 at 7:30 PM
PINGTUNG PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

The Formosa Quartet kicks off their tour in Taiwan at the Pingtung Performing Arts Center with a special program titled “From Hungary to Taiwan”.

Chen: Returning Souls 
Wilson: Hungarian Folk Songs
Lin: Five Taiwanese Folk Songs

For more information, please contact Amy Post of Asia Music Arts.

MAY 25, 2019 at 7:30 PM
TAOYUAN CITY PERFORMANCE HALL AUDITORIUM

The Formosa Quartet presents their “Certain Rhythms” program at their second concert in Taiwan.

Haydn: String Quartet Op. 76 No. 6
Wilson: Hungarian Folk Songs
Tchaikovsky: String Quartet No. 1 in D Major

For more information, please contact Amy Post at Asia Music Arts.

MAY 28, 2019 at 7:00 PM
TAICHUNG PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY

The Formosa Quartet’s fourth concert on their tour brings them to Taichung’s Providence University! They will present their “From Hungary to Taiwan”.

Chen: Returning Souls 
Wilson: Hungarian Folk Songs
Lin: Five Taiwanese Folk Songs

For more information, please contact Amy Post at Asia Music Arts.

MAY 29 at 10:20 AM
MASTERCLASS AT TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY

The Formosa Quartet leads a masterclass with the next generation of young artists exploring the chamber music canon at the Tunghai University.

Tunghai University
No. 1727, Section 4, Taiwan Boulevard, Xitun District
Taichung City, Taiwan 407

For more information, please contact Amy Post at Asia Music Arts.

MAY 31, 2019 at 7:00 PM
TAIPEI ACADEMIA SINICA

The Formosa Quartet culminates their 2019 Taiwan Tour at Academia Sinica with their special program “From Hungary to Taiwan”.

Chen: Returning Souls 
Wilson: Hungarian Folk Songs
Lin: Five Taiwanese Folk Songs

For more information, please contact Amy Post of Asia Music Arts.

JULY 22-28, 2019
PIEDMONT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

This summer, PCMF presents a festival that explores the making of a classic, in all senses of the word. Breaking the boundaries of the classical music tradition, our programs explore music ranging from the Classical period, to non-Western traditions, to contemporary popular music. Come hear the Formosa Quartet and internationally-recognized chamber musicians with the charisma and show-stopping virtuosity to bring this exploration to life on stage!

Piedmont Center for the Arts

JULY 24, 2019 at 7:30 PM
PIEDMONT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL—CLASSICAL

We think of Mozart as “Mister Classical,” the composer who embodies the balance, poise, and grace of the Classical period. But we also know about his impish, irreverent side, which provided the magic for his works. On PCMF 2019’s opening concert, we couple Mozart’s radiant Grande Sestetto Concertante with Francis Poulenc’s neo-classical Violin Sonata, as well as Behzad Ranjbaran’s poetic Shiraz, a piece inspired by classical Persian culture, for a classical journey that will expand and challenge what you know about classical music.

Piedmont Center for the Arts

JULY 26, 2019 at 7:30 PM
PIEDMONT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL—NOT CLASSICAL

What we think of today as “classical music” is a tradition that originated in Western Europe, but later practitioners drew inspiration from outside of that cultural sphere. This concert highlights some of those influences, whether they are the flash of Mongolian horse hooves in Lei Liang’s Gobi Gloria, or the distinctly Andalusian sounds of Joaquín Turina’s lush Piano Quartet. The second half of the program presents gems in the Western tradition from outside the Classical period. Orlando Gibbons’s beautiful madrigals are exemplars of Renaissance polyphony, and 250 years later, we meet Brahms in the Romantic period, where he is labeled a conservative for holding fast to classical principles while his contemporaries sought to break down traditions in form and harmony.

Piedmont Center for the Arts

JULY 28, 2019 at 4:00 PM
PIEDMONT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL—POP

For PCMF 2019’s closing concert, the one-of-a-kind talents for which our guest artists are known are on full display, while our program cheekily explores the meanings of “pop” music. The concert begins with a string quartet from the “pop” of the genre, Joseph Haydn, who first elevated the instrumentation into the refined art form we now know and love. Hindemith’s emotionally soaring Viola Sonata is among the most popular works for viola and piano, and rightfully so. As a fitting conclusion, cellist Clancy Newman and violinist Charles Yang present the unique ways they have found as individuals to combine their classical training and popular mainstream influences, and the festival ends with a bang as Paul Schoenfield’s Cafe Music throws every popular music tradition, including jazz and klezmer, into the kitchen sink — with rousing results.

Piedmont Center for the Arts

JULY 30 - AUGUST 18, 2019
TAIPEI MUSIC ACADEMY & FESTIVAL

The Formosa Quartet is thrilled to be faculty and ensemble-in-residence at the 2019 Taipei Music Academy & Festival led under the artistic direction of violinist Cho-Liang Lin.

From July 30 to August 9, a select group of 32 players forming 8 string quartets will participate in an intensive string quartet survey seminar under the direction of the Formosa Quartet. Each group will receive coaching in addition to other study opportunities (masterclasses, mock auditions, audition tutorials, etc.). Pre-formed quartets are welcome to apply. Specific repertoire request will be considered.

The orchestral training program will commence on August 11 with conductor Jahja Ling followed by an orchestral tour on August 16, 17, and 18 in Taiwan.

AUGUST 3, 2019 at 7:30 PM
TAIPEI MUSIC ACADEMY & FESTIVAL
OPENING CONCERT

The Formosa Quartet celebrates opening night of the 2019 Taipei Music Academy & Festival with a special concert at the Taipei National University of the Arts! FQ will perform works by Haydn and Shostakovich.

TNUA Concert Hall
Taipei, Taiwan

AUGUST 9, 2019 at 7:30 PM
TAIPEI MUSIC ACADEMY & FESTIVAL
ALL-STAR CONCERT

The Formosa Quartet and the world renowned faculty artists of the Taipei Music Academy & Festival join together for an All Star Concert on August 9 at the National Concert Hall in Taipei!

Carl Maria von Weber Clarinet Quintet in Bb major, Opus 34
Johannes Brahms Horn Trio in Eb major, Opus 40
Telemann Concerto for four violins in D major
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BMV 1049
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BMW 1047

Soloists: Cho-Liang Lin, Erik Ralske, Pei-Yao Wang, Frank Huang, Wayne Lee, Beth Gutterman, Lynn Harrell, John Bruce Yeh, David Kim, David Chan, Emily Beynon, Anders Norell, Formosa Quartet, Peter Lloyd, David Washburn

National Concert Hall, Taipei