The TNUA Orchestra has completed a successful concert tour in Israel at the invitation of Prof. Zeev Dorman, dean of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Tel Aviv University.
The orchestra, comprising 64 teachers and students, departed for TNUA's sister school in Israel on April 7, and gave three concerts during their one-week stay in the country.
The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music was set up by famous director Zubin Mehta and his good friend, philanthropist Josef Buchmann. Its incumbent dean, Prof. Dorman, has been the principal bassoonist with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra since 1985, and is also Mehta's assistant director.
Prof. Liu, Hwei-Jin, dean of TNUA's School of Music, noted that the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music has produced many outstanding musicians.
It has so far established strategic ties with only two institutions: one is the Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig, and the other is TNUA.
One of TNUA's graduates, Hsu, Chia-Yu, is now studying bassoon in a graduate program at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music. She is also the first Taiwan student that has won a full scholarship from the school.
TNUA and the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music started their exchanges more than a year ago, eventually leading to signing a strategic partnership.
Prof. Dorman arrived at TNUA on March 29 for a short visit, during which he signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration, gave lectures and rehearsed with the TNUA Orchestra for a concert that he conducted in Taipei on April 2.
During their stay in Israel, the TNUA Orchestra also visited several historic sites in the country.