Eliahu Inbal signs new contract with Taipei orchestra
The Taipei Symphony Orchestra (TSO) has extended the contract of chief conductor Eliahu Inbal for another three years, it announced on Monday. Despite program disruptions caused by COVID-19, the 86-year-old Israeli, who took up his post in August 2019, just completed his fourth quarantine in Taiwan and is to conduct five upcoming concerts, the orchestra told a news conference. Inbal said that the five concerts are to include the final two of Gustav Mahler’s 10 symphonies, as part of his plans to expand the orchestra’s repertoire and enhance the depth of its performances. Mahler’s Symphon...