 |
| CCP President Arsenio Lizaso (1st row, 3rd from left) with Alexa Kaufman (2nd row, 4th from left) and PPO members |
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra formally unveiled its 37th Concert Season 2019-2020 with a golden lineup of music and artists in keeping with the upcoming 50th Gold Anniversary celebrations of the Cultural Center of the Philippines.
Billed as Gold: Classical Music Treasures, the upcoming season will see a few PPO members take the spotlight, the return of previous guest artists, a glimpse of the future of classical music, a collaboration with the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra, and a whole lot more.
 |
| Bassoonist Adolfo Mendoza with members of the PPO |
Leading the highlights this season are the upcoming performances as featured soloists of PPO members namely violist Rey Casey Concepcion, bassoonist Adolfo Mendoza, and percussionist Aimee Mina-Dela Cruz. Making a return to the PPO stage are cellist Ray Wang, violinist Ryu Goto, and conductors Michaël Costeau and Gerard Salonga.
 |
| Soprano Alexa Kaufman |
Also in the lineup are two sopranos namely Andiòn Fernandez-Ching, who rose to prominence during the 1990's and is now based in Berlin, and Alexa Kaufman, a promising 10 year old singer. Pianist Noriko Ogawa and the SORA Ensemble will lend some Japanese presence to a couple of concerts as well. Lastly, this season also sees a collaboration between the PPO and the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra.
At the press launch held at the Century Park Hotel, CCP President Arsenio J. Lizaso proudly announced the locations around the country wherein the PPO will hold outreach performances. He even hinted on plans to bring the PPO to China and the Middle East. Ever since becoming CCP President, Lizaso has spearheaded performances of the PPO, and other CCP resident companies as well, to various parts of the country getting closer to the goal that every Filipino should have access to the arts.
The upcoming concert season of the PPO will be the fourth under Music Director and Principal Conductor Yoshikazu Fukumura. All performances will be held at the CCP's Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater).
Here is the schedule and lineup for the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra's 37th Classical Music Treasures 2019-2020 Concert Season.
 |
| PPO strings section |
The upcoming concert season of the PPO will be the fourth under Music Director and Principal Conductor Yoshikazu Fukumura. All performances will be held at the CCP's Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater).
Here is the schedule and lineup for the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra's 37th Classical Music Treasures 2019-2020 Concert Season.
September 13, 2019
Featuring:
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527
Noriko Ogawa, piano
Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor
Program:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527
Sergei Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141
October 25, 2019
Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141
October 25, 2019
Featuring:
Rey Casey Concepcion, viola
Michaël Cousteau, conductor
Program:
Richard Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde WWV 90
Rey Casey Concepcion, viola
Michaël Cousteau, conductor
Program:
Richard Wagner Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde WWV 90
Hector Berlioz Harold en Italie, Op.16 H. 68
Hector Berlioz Scène d'amour from Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17, H. 79
Franz Liszt Les préludes, S. 97
November 15, 2019
Franz Liszt Les préludes, S. 97
November 15, 2019
Featuring:
Program:
SORA Ensemble
Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor
Program:
Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No.9 in E-flat major, Op.70
Franz Joseph Haydn Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat major, Op. 84, Hob. I/105
Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 7
Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 8
Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 7
Arturo Márquez Danzón No. 8
December 20, 2019
Featuring:
Program:
Aimee De la Cruz, percussion
Alexa Kaufman, soprano
Herminigildo Ranera, conductor
Program:
Samuel Barber Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber Die Natali, Op. 37
Darius Milhaud Concerto for Percussion and Small Orchestra, Op. 109
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
January 24, 2020
Featuring:
Program:
Adolfo Mendoza, bassoon
Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor
Program:
Antonín Dvořák Serenade for String Orchestra in E major, Op.22
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191/186e
Cesar Franck Symphony in D minor
February 14, 2020
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, K. 191/186e
Cesar Franck Symphony in D minor
February 14, 2020
Featuring:
Andiòn Fernandez-Ching, soprano
Gerard Salonga, conductor
Program:
Lucio San Pedro Ang Buwan sa Kabundukan
Franz Schubert Erlkönig, Op. 1, D. 328
Manuel de Falla Siete canciones populares españolas
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathetique”
March 13, 2020
Andiòn Fernandez-Ching, soprano
Gerard Salonga, conductor
Program:
Lucio San Pedro Ang Buwan sa Kabundukan
Franz Schubert Erlkönig, Op. 1, D. 328
Manuel de Falla Siete canciones populares españolas
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathetique”
March 13, 2020
Featuring:
Program:
Zhou Tian Concerto for Orchestra
Ryu Goto, violin
Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor
Program:
Zhou Tian Concerto for Orchestra
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op.67
April 24, 2020
Featuring:
Program:
Featuring:
Ray Wang, cello
ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra
Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor
Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor
Program:
Carl Orff Entrata for Orchestra
Franz Joseph Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Op. 101, Hob. VIIb/2
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
No comments:
Post a Comment