Sunday, March 03, 2013

Oscar Yatco leads the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra in homecoming concert


March 6, 2013, 8:00 PM
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)
CCP Complex
Pasay, Metro Manila

Featuring:
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Oscar Yatco, conductor

Programme:
Giuseppe Verdi Overture from I Vespri Siciliani
Richard Wagner Overture from Tannhäuser
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 Pathétique

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary this 2013 but I have to admit that I have yet to feel something special commemorating this event. Right after their Happy 40th PPO! concert, things went back to normal so fast. And now, with three concerts scheduled this March, it seemed that the PPO is now cranking things up once again and making everyone remember that they are celebrating their 40th anniversary.

Conductor Oscar Yatco

First up is a homecoming concert entitled Nostalgic Symphony happening on March 6, 2013, 8:00 PM at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater). This concert featuring PPO Conductor Laureate Maestro Oscar will also commemorate the bicentennial of composers Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner.

The programme for this evening consists of Giuseppe Verdi’s Overture from I Vespri Siciliani, Richard Wagner’s Oveture from Tannhäuser and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 Pathétique. The performance of the Tchaikovsky symphony will consist of the first and third movements only.

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

I last saw Oscar Yatco lead the PPO when the orchestra had their season concert back in January 2010. Yatco was a major figure in the development of the both the Manila Symphony Orchestra back in 1964 and also the PPO when it was still newly established back in 1980. So this upcoming concert is truly a homecoming for this major figure in the history of Philippine orchestras.

Ticket price:
P750
-50% student discount
-20% senior citizen discount

For inquiries:
CCP Box Office 832-3704
TicketWorld 891-9999

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