許書閑

許書閑 holds a master’s degree in cello performance from The Boston Conservatory, where they received a full scholarship and the President’s Award.

Active in many kinds of musical activity, 許書閑 has taken part in numerous cross-disciplinary performances in recent years and actively promotes family concerts and guided-listening programs. 許書閑 was selected for the Council for Cultural Affairs’ Chamber Music Talent Training Program; the debut album of the cello quartet Cello4 won Best Performance and Best Composer in the Traditional and Art Music Works category at the 17th Golden Melody Awards; while in the United States, 許書閑 won the Virtu Foundation instrument grant competition. In 2017, with support from the National Culture and Arts Foundation, 許書閑 presented the cello recital “Boundless Romance” (浪漫無境). In 2018 許書閑 performed Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto No. 1 with the Mazer Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and was invited to the “Fantastique” concert at the Tainan Unbound Music Festival (奔放音樂節), performing Berlioz’s complete Symphonie fantastique in a chamber arrangement. In 2022 許書閑 performed Vivaldi’s Concerto in G major with the Baroque Soloists Ensemble, and in October took part in the “Meeting the Giants” (遇見巨人) series at the National Taichung Theater, performing Wagner’s opera Tannhäuser in a chamber arrangement.