トークセッション
Sunday, August 23, 2026- Session 3
Talk Session Featuring Members of the Next Generation:“And Carrying Our Legacy into the 22nd Century”
Tanni Ishiwata
Shanghai
Director of the Angel Music Salon Autism Support Project
Honorary Vice Director of the Shanghai Cao Peng Public Welfare Foundation
Profile
Since 2016, Mr. Ishiwata has served as Director of the Angel Music Salon autism support project and has co‑founded several support bases for people with autism, including Love Coffee and Love Classroom. He was recognized as an Outstanding Volunteer of Shanghai in 2018 and selected for Tatler’s Gen.T Asia Top 100 in 2019. In 2020, he became Honorary Vice Director of the Shanghai Cao Peng Public Welfare Foundation, launching charity products under Love Coffee featuring artwork by children. He also established the Love Coffee Youth Public Welfare Innovation Competition to encourage greater youth participation in social initiatives.

Ralph Waldo S. Taylan
Philippines
Asst. Professor, University of the Philippines College of Music
Assistant to the Director, UP ARCO
Profile
Ralph took part in the Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra in 2004, 2005 and 2008 that was held in Bangkok, Thailand. He was also part of the 2006 and 2007 Asian Youth Orchestra as well as the 2011 JAO Festival in Fukuoka. He was a member of the Manila Symphony Orchestra and then became concertmaster of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra.
At present, he is an Assistant Professor at the University of the Philippines College of Music and serves as the Assistant to the Director of the UP ARCO. He is also a member of the Lozada Piano Trio.

Kim Haeun
Korea
Violinist, Seoul Civic Symphony
Profile
Ms. Kim Haeun is a violinist with a long-standing career in youth and civic orchestras in Korea. She began playing the violin in childhood and served as Principal of the Incheon Youth Orchestra as well as Concertmaster of her church orchestra.
She is currently a member of the Seoul Civic Symphony, where she has long performed as Principal Second Violin.

Ting Hong Chang
Taiwan
Assistant Conductor, Jungli Youth Orchestra
Conductor, Cheng Guang Waldorf School Orchestra
Profile
Mr.Ting Hong Chang began studying the violin at the age of twelve. During his middle‑school years, he served as concertmaster of his school orchestra, and in 2009 and 2010 he participated in the Toyota Youth Orchestra Camp in Japan, further expanding his musical training. He graduated from the Department of Music at the National Taipei University of Education and has been involved in the JAO Festival since 2018. In 2019, he established Yueju Chamber Music, through which he is committed to promoting and advancing the appreciation of chamber music.

Emina Mizutani
Japan
Violinist, Toyohashi Symphony Orchestra
Profile
Ms. Emina Mizutani began playing the violin at the Hada Junior High School Orchestra Club and has performed with both the Toyohashi Youth Orchestra and the Toyohashi Symphony Orchestra since her second year of junior high school. She continues her orchestral activities while also committed to her professional work and parenting.

