The Evergreen Symphony Orchestra will present “ESO 2025－Jerry Hou & Charlotte Hu” on Tuesday, April 15^th, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at the Taipei National Concert Hall.

Led by the orchestra’s newly appointed Associate Conductor, Jerry Hou, the program will feature all-French repertoire. Hou, formerly the first-ever Resident Conductor of the Atlanta Syhmphony Orchestra, has collaborated closely with ESO’s newly appointed Artist-in-Residence, Jaap van Zweden, since 2021. The concert will also feature guest soloist Charlotte Hu, a Taiwanese-American pianist who at the prestigious Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Israel won top prizes, including the Audience Favorite award. She will join the orchestra and perform Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, offering music lovers an opportunity to indulge in the elegance of French classical music on a warm spring evening. 

The concert will open with Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture, a piece brimming with lively melodies and dynamic orchestration that evoke a grand festive atmosphere. Its vigorous rhythms and dazzling instrumental interplay will transport listeners to a whirlwind of carnival revelry. Following this, pianist Charlotte Hu will take the stage for Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major, a work infused with jazz-insipired rhythms, along  with playful and shimmering harmonies. Her vibrant and expressive interpretation will bring fresh energy to this masterpiece.

The second half of the concert will feature works by impressionist composer Claude Debussy. The program includes Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, which begins with a mesmerizing flute solo and gradually unfolds into a dreamlike, atmospheric soundscape. The evening will conclude with Debussy’s orchestral masterpiece La Mer, a vivid and evocative portrayal of the ocean’s ever-changing moods - from shimmering waves to tempestuous surges - leaving listeners awash in the majesty of the sea.

For lovers of French classical music, this is a concert not to be missed! On April 15^th, the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra warmly invites you on an enchanting musical journey to France for an unforgettable evening. Tickets are are available online through OPENTIX. For information regarding the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra and its concert series, please visit the website or call (02)2351-6799 #6323 for further inquiries.