Taiwan Philharmonic

Jun Märkl is a highly respected interpreter of the core German repertory, and has become known
for his refined and idiomatic explorations of the French Impressionists. He serves as Music
Director of the Taiwan Philharmonic (National Symphony Orchestra), Music Director of the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and Chief Conductor of the Residentie Orkest The Hague,
Netherlands. He also serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the Oregon Symphony.

Märkl’s expertise in the world of opera and long historical relationships with the state operas of
Vienna, Berlin, Munich, the Semperoper Dresden, the Metropolitan Opera of New York, San
Francisco Opera and New National Theatre in Tokyo have been complemented over the past
many decades by his orchestral music directorships of the Orchestre National de Lyon, the MDR
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Basque National Orchestra, and the Malaysian
Philharmonic Orchestra.

Märkl regularly guest conducts the leading orchestras of North America, Asia, Australia, New
Zealand, and Europe and has conducted many of the world’s most prestigious orchestras
including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony, the Cleveland Orchestra, the
Boston Symphony, the Bavarian Radio Symphony, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, NHK
Tokyo, and many others.

In the season 25/26, he is returning to the Auckland Philharmonic and Essen Orchestra; he is
making his debut with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and recording with the London
Philharmonic Orchestra. Mr. Märkl also has an extensive discography of more than 60
recordings.

In recognition of his achievements in France, he was honored in 2012 with the title of Chevalier
de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

Recipient of 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, violinist Paul HUANG is one of the most distinctive artists of his generation.

After his debut recital at the Kennedy Center, The Washington Post remarked that HUANG “possesses a big, luscious tone, spot-on intonation and a technique that … feels as natural as breathing.” His recent and forthcoming appearances include his Carnegie Hall debut with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, as well as with the Cleveland Orchestra, Mariinsky Orchestra, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Residentie Orkest Den Haag, Tampere Filharmonia, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, Dallas Symphony, NHK Symphony, Singapore Symphony, and his return to the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan.

A frequent guest artist at music festivals worldwide, he recently stepped in for Anne-Sophie MUTTER at Bravo! Vail Music Festival and made recital debuts at the Lucerne Festival and Aspen Music Festival. In 2021,

Mr. Huang became the first classical violinist to perform his own arrangement of the US National Anthem for the opening game of the NFL at the Bank of America Stadium. An exclusive recording artist for France’s Naïve Records, his third album for the label (Korngold / Barber Violin Concertos with London Philharmonic) was released worldwide in June 2026.

Mr. Huang performs on the legendary 1742 “ex-Wieniawski” Guarneri del Gesù on extended loan through the Stradivari Society of Chicago and is on the faculty of Taipei National University of the Arts. He resides in New York.