Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Pianist Albert Tiu joins Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s Shakespearean Delights concert

Pianist Albert Tiu

February 22, 2013, 8:00 PM
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
CCP Complex
Pasay, Metro Manila

Featuring:
Albert Tiu, piano
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Olivier Ochanine, conductor

Programme:
Otto Nicolai Overture from The Merry Wives of Windsor
Edvard Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Felix Mendelssohn Suite to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
William Walton Suite from Henry V

Pianist Albert Tiu now joins the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in its upcoming concert happening this February 22, 2013, 8:00 PM at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater). Billed as Shakespearean Delights, this is the orchestra’s sixth concert for their 30th Concert Season entitled Milestones.

As the concert’s title denotes, this evening will feature music connected with the works of William Shakespeare like Otto Nicolai’s Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor, Felix Mendelssohn’s Suite to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and William Walton’s Suite from Henry V. Pianist Albert Tiu, on the other hand, will be the featured soloist in the performance of Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16.

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

Albert Tiu’s inclusion to the concert was a fairly recent development as the previously announced guest, soprano Hyunah Yu, had to cancel due to medical reasons. I can only imagine how disappointing this news was for those who were looking forward to her performance. I was relieved nonetheless to hear that this concert will now feature a piano concerto which has yet to be a part of this current concert season. Albert Tiu’s last performance with the PPO was back in January 2010 when he played Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 under the baton of Maestro Oscar Yatco. If I remember things correctly, he was last seen performing in the country when he and cellist Qin Li-Wei had a concert at the Philam Life Auditorium and promoted their CD of Beethoven cello sonatas back in October 2010.

Conductor Olivier Ochanine

Ticket prices:
P1000 Orchestra Center
P800 Orchestra Side
P500 Balcony I Center
P350 Balcony I Side
P200 Balcony II
-50% student discount
-20% senior citizen discount

For inquiries:
CCP Marketing Department 832-1125 local 1806
CCP Box Office 832-3704
TicketWorld 891-9999

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