The June 2008 Asia Tour with the RPhO with its new chiefconductor Yannick
We started with 2 concerts in Japan. Yokohama and Tokyo, then 3 concerts in China. 2 in Shanghai and 1 in Beijing. After that it was of to Korea for 1 concert in Seoul and then one more in Taipei, Taiwan.
The RPhO lowbrass section with Alxander Verbeek, Remko de Jager, Ben van Dijk en Hendrik Jan Renes
My free-time friends of this tour, Ad van Zon en Gerrit Hommerson
With Ad in front of the Mao statue in Shanghai.
Meeting my good friend Mr. Choi and Mr. Lee in Seoul.
The forbiden town in Beijing, very impressive!
Meeting new friends in Taipei. Among them Mr, Ching, principal trombone of the Taiwan National Symphony Orchestra.
2 students I gave lesson to in Taiwan!