Pianist Ariel Dechosa performs Ravel in PPO’s January concert

January 23, 2015, 8:00 PM

Meralco Theater

Ortigas Avenue

Pasig City

Featuring:

Ariel Dechosa, piano

Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Olivier Ochanine, conductor

Programme:

Franz Joseph Haydn

     Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hob. 1/100 Military

Maurice Ravel

     Piano Concerto in G

Igor Stravinsky

     Petrushka

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra greets the New Year as it features pianist Ariel Dechosa in its subscription series concert on January 23, 2015, 8:00 PM at the Meralco Theater.

Concert lineup for the evening includes Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 100 in G major, Hob. 1/100 Military, Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto in G with Dechosa as soloist, and Igor Stravinsky’s Petrushka. PPO’s principal conductor and music director Olivier Ochanine conducts.

Pianist Ariel Dechosa

Born in Manila, Ariel Dechosa began his piano studies at age ten. Three years later, after winning the National Music Competition for Young Artists in Manila, he entered as a full scholar at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where he subsequently earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees under the tutelage of Prof. Arkady Aronov. Upon graduation, he was given the prestigious Harold Sauer-Award, the highest prize bestowed to a graduating pianist.

He continued his studies at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore where he earned a Graduate Performing Diploma as a student of Boris Slutsky. He has taken regular master classes with Leon Fleisher, Paul Badura-Skoda, Vladimir Feltsman, and Ruth Laredo.

Mr. Dechosa won Third Prize in the 1996 Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition, Third Prize in the 1994 Santa Barbara Symphony International Piano Competition, First Prize in the 1993 Five Towns Competition, and First Prize in the 1991 Great Neck Symphony Young Artists Competition.

An active soloist and chamber musician, he has performed in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and Corcoran Gallery of Art, among others. He has played with the Northwest Sinfonietta in Seattle and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra performing Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto. He has also been invited to perform at music festivals in the La Schola Cantorum Piano Series in Paris, Merano Festival in Italy, and the Lasker Music Festival in North Carolina.

Ariel resides in Inwood, West Virginia with his wife Vivian, and teaches at Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland. He is currently the Music Director of Inter-Atlantic Music Foundation based in the USA and Bulgaria.

Ticket prices:

P1500 Orchestra Center, Loge Center

P1200 Orchestra Side, Loge Side

P500 Balcony

-50% student discount

-20% senior citizen discount

+applicable service charges

For inquiries:

CCP Marketing Department 832-1125 local 1806

CCP Box Office 832-3704

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