Conductor Yoshikazu Fukumura |
Major changes have come to the
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s next concert happening on February 8, 2019
at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo) as Music
Director/Principal Conductor now takes over conducting duties with a music lineup
consisting of works by Carl Maria von Weber, Wofgang Amadeus Mozart, and
Johannes Brahms.
When the 36th concert season was initially
announced, the February concert originally featured Hungarian pianist and
conductor Tamás Vásáry through the auspices of the Embassy of Hungary in the
Philippines in what is geared to be a major music event for the year. But due
to unforeseen circumstances, Vásáry is unable to perform in the country. That
concert’s lineup would’ve included Frédéric Chopin’s Andante spianato et
grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Symphony
No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543, and Zoltán Kodály’s Variations
on a Hungarian Folksong, "The Peacock".
The updated program retains the
Mozart symphony while Carl Maria von Weber’s Overture to Der Freischütz,
Op. 77, J. 277 and Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
replace the other pieces with Fukumura now leading the orchestra.
Interesting to note that this
will be Fukumura’s second time to conduct Brahms second symphony with the PPO with the first happening way back in November
2012 during his first guest conducting stint with the orchestra..
I would've preferred to have Fukumura programmed the fourth instead since that remains the only symphony of
Brahms that he has yet to conduct with the PPO. He was scheduled to conduct it
back in March 2018 but wasn’t able to due to unforeseen circumstances. Time
will tell if Fukumura will be able to complete the Brahms symphony cycle with the
PPO. But for now, better enjoy what Fukumura has in store for February.
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