Manila Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to National Artist Buenaventura in Pastorale concert

September 27, 2014, 8:00 PM

Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater)

Cultural Center of the Philippines

CCP Complex

Pasay, Metro Manila

Featuring:

Regina Buenaventura, violin

Manila Symphony Orchestra

Arturo Molina, conductor

Programme:

Col Antonino Buenaventura By the Hillside

Ludwig van Beethoven

     Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

     Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, Pastoral

The Manila Symphony Orchestra pays tribute to National Artist for Music Col. Antonino Buenaventura in their upcoming concert entitled Pastorale happening this September 27, 2014, 8:00 PM at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (CCP Little Theater).

National Artist for Music Col. Antonino Buenaventura

The concert, to be conducted by MSO’s principal conductor and music director Arturto Molina, will feature a performance of Buenaventura’s By the Hillside, a tone poem evoking the landscapes of Baguio. Also taking to the stage this evening is Regina Buenaventura, the colonel’s granddaughter and a frequent MSO guest artist. She will perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61. The only violin concerto composed by Beethoven, this piece nonetheless has been considered as one of the most important concertos in the violin repertoire. Though it may not be as flashy and as bombastic compared to other violin concertos (I do describe it as very polite), its lyricism and charm make it a favorite among audiences.

Violinist Regina Buenaventura

Rounding up the concert for will be Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, also known as Pastoral. This piece ties everything up quite nicely since Buenaventura’s By the Hillside is an essay on the Pastoral symphony. This Beethoven work was also the very first symphony that the MSO played in their inaugural concert in 1926. And I think that the Pastoral symphony is also very timely since it also serves a reminder that after the storm (which our country has been plagued with for the past couple of weeks) there will come a time when the sun shines and things go back to normal.

Ticket prices:

P1200 Orchestra Center

P800 Orchestra Side

-50% student discount

-20% senior citizen discount

For inquiries:

MSO 523-5712, info@manilasymphony.com

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