Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra , formerly known as Chimei Symphony Orchestra , is a Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

ese symphony orchestra organized in 2003 by Chi Mei Group

Chi Mei

Chi Mei Corporation is a plastics producer in Taiwan. It is the largest maker of ABS resin in the world, producing about 1 million tons of ABS annually as of 1999. It has factories in Tainan and Zhenjiang...

, an international plastics producer and liquid crystal display

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 maker.

In early 2007, they changed their name to Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra and appointed Lu Ching-ming the new music director.

Music directors and chief conductors

Naoki Tokuoka (徳岡直樹), ?-2007 Lu Ching-ming (呂景民), 2007-present

See also

• Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
  Evergreen Symphony Orchestra
  The Evergreen Symphony Orchestra is a Taiwanese orchestra founded by Chang Yung-Fa Foundation of Evergreen Group in 2001. The orchestra is featured by bringing up talented Taiwanese players and promoting Taiwanese folk music...
  
  
• List of symphony orchestras in Taiwan

External links

Chimei Philharmonic Orchestra at Chi-mei Museum

Chi-mei Museum

The Chi Mei Museum in Tainan, Taiwan, is the private museum of the Chi Mei Corporation. The collection is divided into five categories: Western Art ; Musical instruments; Natural history; Arms and armor; Antiquities and artifacts...

official site