“Lost to the World: The Romanticism of Heng-Yi Pao” Concludes
From the solemnity of Mendelssohn to Brahms’s meditations on the night, and on to Mahler’s almost self-revealing melody—with three commissioned world premieres on the same program.
“Lost to the World: The Romanticism of Heng-Yi Pao” concluded on 28 May at the National Concert Hall.
A week later, we still find ourselves falling now and then into the almost self-revealing melody of Mahler’s “Lost to the World.” From the solemnity of Mendelssohn to Brahms’s meditations on the night, the philosophy of Romanticism still lingers in our hearts, casting shadows that reflect ourselves.
Thank you to Heng-Yi Pao for sensitive and nuanced conducting that opened up the profound thought within the music; to Nai-Chia Wang for flowing piano playing; and to Wei-Ching Tseng for the ethereal sound of the harp, which drew us into the deep musical textures of Mahler. Thank you also to composers Dariusz Zimnicki, Fang-Yi Lin and Kai-Yi Kao for writing remarkable and distinctive works for this concert.
Thank you to every listener who came. It is your attentive listening that makes the interpretation on stage complete; music enters our hearts and becomes the most honest of bridges. And thank you to all the singers of the Taipei Chamber Singers and to our colleagues front of house and backstage for completing this musical journey together—one that felt like a reconciliation with oneself.
Photography: 鄭博安