{"id":43069,"date":"2026-07-23T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=deb4d0ea8748c3249a3f56af9c77eae5"},"modified":"2026-07-23T13:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:21:00","slug":"taiwanese-ensembles-showcase-erhu-and-ocarina-at-prague-folklore-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=43069","title":{"rendered":"Taiwanese ensembles showcase erhu and ocarina at Prague Folklore Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TAIPEI,Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Prague Folklore Days 2026 was held on July 17 and 18 in the heart of Prague, bringing together 56 international arts groups from Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland. Four Taiwanese groups took part: Hildebrand Yu\u2019s ocarina band, the Shi-xian Huqin Orchestra, the Taipei Folk Orchestra, and the Four Strings Ensemble.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260722841530\/en\/2858521\/5\/1024x768_wmky_0_C20260719000135.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260722841530\/en\/2858521\/22\/1024x768_wmky_0_C20260719000135.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260722841530\/en\/2858521\/5\/1024x768_wmky_0_C20260719000135.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260722841530\/en\/2858521\/21\/1024x768_wmky_0_C20260719000135.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260722841530\/en\/2858520\/5\/CNA2.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260722841530\/en\/2858520\/22\/CNA2.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260722841530\/en\/2858520\/5\/CNA2.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260722841530\/en\/2858520\/21\/CNA2.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nLed by Huang Chun-sin, the official Taiwan representative band featured a diverse lineup of ocarina, erhu, and dance performers. Their program stood out among the European groups with its distinctive character and vivid stage presence.<\/p><p>\nHildebrand Yu\u2019s ocarina band captivated audiences with warm, uplifting melodies accompanied by the ocarina and ukulele. Yu also performed \u201cTwilight Waltz,\u201d delivering a heartfelt piece of poetic expression, like sunlight breaking through misty clouds.<\/p><p>\nThe Shi-xian Huqin Orchestra presented \u201cAmis Dance,\u201d performed with the erhu. Their set included Taiwanese folk classics such as \u201cAdore You,\u201d \u201cRainy Night Flower,\u201d \u201cRural Drinking Song,\u201d and other classics.<\/p><p>\nThe Taipei Folk Orchestra and the Four Strings Ensemble highlighted their creativity through innovative arrangements. They performed a four-erhu rendition of \u201cChrysanthemum Terrace,\u201d and also combined Minnan songs with Flamenco influences.<\/p><p>\nAfter the Prague Folklore Days concluded, some of the participating performers will continue in Austria from July 21 to 28, further showcasing Taiwanese arts at the Musikverein Wien.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nSales and Marketing Center\u2502Central News Agency\n<br\/>Name: Luo Tsuei-yi\n<br\/>Email: <a  href=\"mailto:tyl@cna.com.tw\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">tyl@cna.com.tw<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAIPEI,Taiwan&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;The Prague Folklore Days 2026 was held on July 17 and 18 in the heart of Prague, bringing together 56 international arts groups from Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Spain, the Netherlands, and Poland. Four Taiwanese groups t&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43069"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43070,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43069\/revisions\/43070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}