Violinist Ryu Goto returns for PPO’s 45th anniversary concert

Japanese-American violinist Ryu Goto returns to the country for the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s 45^th Anniversary concert happening on November 15, 2018, 8:00 PM at the historic Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila.

Ryu Goto will take on double duties at the concert as the violin soloist in Antonio Vivaldi’s mega popular Le quattro stagioni/The Four Seasons and also as conductor in that piece and in Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163.

He last set foot in the country when he performed Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 back in September 2016 at the opening concert of Yoshikazu Fukumura’s inaugural season as the PPO’s music director/principal conductor. Ryu recently reunited with the PPO and Fukumura last October during the orchestra’s tour in Japan for the Asia Orchestra Week 2018.

As I count the days until the concert, I’ll relive Ryu Goto’s debut performance here by putting his Légende CD for a spin. Recorded live in Wiesbaden in 2015, this recording features Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 and Henryk Wieniawski’s Légende, Op. 17 with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony under the baton of Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

An idyllic music lineup evoking rustic, rural landscapes performed by Ryu Goto and the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra inside one of the most historic places in the country should be more than enough to check out this historic concert.

This Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s 45^th Anniversary Concert at Manila Cathedral is presented by the Cultural Center of the Philippines in partnership with the Intramuros Administration, Manila Cathedral, and the Bureau of the Treasury.