Felix Chen

Felix Chen
陳秋盛
Background information
Birth nameChen Chiu-sen
Born(1942-07-09)9 July 1942
Taihoku, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Died9 April 2018(2018-04-09) (aged 75)
Taipei, Taiwan
GenresWestern Classical
OccupationConductor
InstrumentViolin
Years active1971–2014

Felix Chen or Chen Chiu-sen[1] (Chinese: 陳秋盛; pinyin: Chén Qiūshèng; 9 July 1942 – 9 April 2018) was a Taiwanese conductor and violinist. He was resident conductor and music director of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra from 1986 until his dismissal in 2003.[2] He taught both Chien Wen-pin, musical director of the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra from 2001 to 2007; and the same orchestra's current maestro, Lü Shao-chia.[2]

  1. ^ "Taipei Symphony Orchestra". TSO.gov. December 5, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Winterton_2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).