After managing the Kaohsiung orchestra for three years, bound down by various government limitations, Mazer realized he hadn't discovered the second springtime for his career that he had initially hoped for. When his contract ran out, he threw himself wholeheartedly into conducting the Taipei Sinfonietta, a private chamber music ensemble he had been involved with in a part-time capacity.
然而主持高雄市交三年，受製於公家單位種種限制，梅哲並未如預期般，在這片陌生的土地上開墾出事業的第二春；期滿不願再續約，他遂全心投入原即兼任指揮的私人室內樂團﹘ ﹘「台北愛樂」。