Pundaquit Virtuosi perform all Vivaldi concert at Manila Pianos

Manila Pianos Artist Series presents Casa San Miguel's Pundaquit Virtuosi in an all Vivaldi recital on February 12, 2023, 4:00 PM at the Manila Pianos Showroom at Paseo de Magallanes, Makati

The performance will feature two of Antonio Vivaldi's works namely The Four Seasons, Op. 8 and Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580.

Soloists for The Four Seasons are Kjian Musika Landringan (Spring), Enrico Louise Tobias {Summer), Aries Miko Lorca (Autumn), and Josue Matthew Lipio (Winter).

The quartet for Concerto for Four Violins are Vittorio Vinci Vizcocho, Josef Shea Young, Julia Elaine Aquisap, and Alexa Rafaielle Simpauco.

Tickets are priced at P800 each with discounted tickets at P500 for PWDs, seniors, students, and faculty available also. Reservations can be made via GCash payment to 0917-4158876 under the name of Richard S. After paying, send confirmation, along with payer's name and number of tickets to the same number. Reserved tickets can be claimed at the gate on the day of the performance.

Manila Pianos presents cellist Kyong-min Nam, pianist Dingdong Fiel in recital

Manila Pianos Artist Series presents cellist Kyong-min Nam and pianist Dingdong Fiel in a recital premiering online on April 2, 2022, 7:30 PM.

This recital, billed as Spring, sees the newlyweds perform Antonio Vivaldi's Cello Sonata in E minor No. 5, RV 40 and Camille Saint-Säens' Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33.

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons at the Ayala Museum

The Manila Symphony Orchestra and the Ayala Museum present Vivaldi's Four Seasons as their latest Rush Hour Concerts offering happening this March 14, 2019, 6:30 PM at the Ayala Musem.

Italian violinist and conductor Alessio Benvenuti join the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra in performing pieces by Antonio Vivaldi including the perennial favorite Le quattro stagioni/The Four Seasons.

Benvenuti had studied with some of the icons of violin in the last century such as Henryk Szeryng, Ruggierro Ricio, Igor Oistrach and Dorothy DeLay.

An awardee of the prestigious Prix De Rome in 2003, Maestro Benvenuti had his training from prestigious artistic institutions such as the Mozarteum in Salzbug, The Juilliard School in New York and the Royal College of Music in London. As a violin soloist he had performed with various orchestras and worked with top conductors such as Riccardo Muti, Claudio Abbado and Yuri Temirkanov.

Maestro Benvenuti now resides with his family in the beautiful island of Siquijor in the Visayas. He currently has teaching and performance projects in Cebu City and is excited to collaborate with the MSJO and be introduced into Manila’s classical concert scene.

Aside from The Four Seasons, also in the program are a couple of other Vivaldi works namely the Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, Op. 3 No. 11, RV 565 and the Concerto in F major for Four Violins, Op. 3 No. 7, RV 567, L'esbro armonico with Benvenuti and a some members of the MSJO playing the various solo parts.

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.

Pianist Lorenzo Medel takes on adventurous program in recital

May 23, 2015, 7:30 PM

Brother Rafael Donato Center for the Performing Arts

La Salle Greenhills

Featuring:

Lorenzo Medel, piano

Jeline Oliva, violin

Programme:

Domenico Scarlatti

     Sonata in E, K.380, L.23 Cortège

Ludwig van Beethoven

     Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight

Frédéric Chopin

     Étude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12 Revolutionary

     Étude in G flat major, Op. 10 No. 5 Black Keys

     Étude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11 Winter Wind

Claude Debussy

     Préludes Book 2 No. 12 Feux d'artifice (Fireworks), L 123

Nikolai Myaskovsky

     Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 13 No. 2

Tomaso Vitali

     Chaconne in G minor

Antonio Vivaldi

     Allegro non molto from Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, L’estate (Summer)

     Allegro non molto from Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, L’inverno (Winter)

Jules Massenet

     Meditation from Thaïs

Manuel de Falla arr. by Fritz Kreisler

     Danse espagnole

After finishing his sophomore year at the Eastman School of Music in New York, pianist Lorenzo Medel returns to the country for a one night recital billed as billed as A Classical Piano Adventure with Lorenzo Medel happening on May 23, 2015, 7:30 PM at the Brother Rafael Donato Center for the Performing Arts in La Salle Greenhills.

For this evening, Lorenzo’s pieces include the Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 more popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven, a trio of Études (Étude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12 Revolutionary, Étude in G flat major, Op. 10 No. 5 Black Keys, and Étude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11 Winter Wind) by Frédéric Chopin, Préludes Book 2 No. 12 Feux d'artifice (Fireworks), L 123 by Claude Debussy and the rarely performed Piano Sonata in F sharp minor, Op. 13 No. 2 by Nikolai Myaskovsky.

The concert will also include the special participation of young violinist Jeline Oliva who will join Enzo in performing Tomaso Vitali’s Chaconne in G minor, a couple of movements (the Allegro non molto from No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, L’estate/Summer and Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, L’inverno/Winter) from Antonio Vivaldi’s Le Quattro Stagioni/The Four Seasons, Jules Massenet’s Meditation from Thaïs, and Manuel de Falla’s Danse espagnole as arranged by Fritz Kreisler.

Lorenzo was born in Manila in 1995 and began his piano studies in 2006 at age 10 under Prof. Mauricia Borromeo of the University of the Philippines, College of Music. He is currently into his Bachelor of Music, Major in Piano Performance at the Eastman School of Music where he will be an incoming junior this September 2015.

In the seven years Lorenzo was with Prof. Borromeo (2006-2013), he had clearly established his piano skills nationally, winning the top prizes of our country’s more prestigious piano competitions, like the NAMCYA (National Music Competitions for Young Artists), PTGP (Piano Teacher’s Guild of the Philippines), UP College of Music and the National Steinway Piano Competition. He had twelve public solo recitals by age sixteen, three of which were full concertos with assistance from the Manila Symphony Orchestra. The recitals received excellent reviews both from Manila’s press and local piano aficionados.

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PPO V: The Four Seasons

Violinists Ruth and Jondee Livioco

Featuring:

Joanna Ruth Livioco, violin

Jonathan David Livioco, violin

Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

Olivier Ochanine, conductor

Programme:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Overture from Die Zauberflöte, K.620

Antonio Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)

                      Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, La primavera (Spring)

                      Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, L'estate (Summer)

                      Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, L'autunno (Autumn)

                      Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, L'inverno (Winter)

Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178, From the New World

For one night, the Meralco Theater resonated with some of the most popular works in classical music during The Four Seasons concert by the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra led by its principal conductor and music director Olivier Ochanine. Siblings Joanna Ruth Livioco and Jonathan David Livioco were the night’s featured soloists for Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons which is the orchestra’s most requested piece.

But first, the orchestra played Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Overture from Die Zauberflöte, K.620, which was a late addition to the concert lineup. This short piece gave me enough time to assess the acoustics of the Meralco Theater before getting into the night’s main draws. And I found the hall dry sounding and got a bit worried since it was difficult for me to hear most of the winds.

Conductor Olivier Ochanine

With the Mozart piece out of the way, it was time for the main piece for many in the audience, The Four Seasons. Ruth and Jondee split soloist duties with the Ruth doing Spring and Summer, while Jondee did Autumn and Winter. And right off the bat, a lot in the audience responded positively once they recognized the very familiar opening of this piece. There were times when both struggled a bit with intonation and some tricky passages but it looked like most of the audience didn’t notice the slips at all. Even if I’m not too keen about this piece, one thing that I liked about the performance was the inclusion of the harpsichord played by Dingdong Fiel. This gave this particular Four Seasons added color and texture setting it apart from the previous times I’ve seen this piece performed.

Up next, during the second half of the concert was the orchestra’s rendition of another popular piece,  Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178, which is also known as From the New World. My worries about the winds getting drowned was justified during this part. Despite the best efforts of the conductor and the rest of the orchestra, the acoustics of the hall weren’t able to let the winds penetrate through clearly especially during the orchestral tutti parts. Thankfully, the English horn didn’t have to compete with the rest of the orchestra to be heard during the exquisite and very popular second movement.

I can imagine that most of the audience had a relaxing and enjoyable night listening to the popular and familiar pieces at the concert. But for me, it was the opposite. I think that one of the perils in having extremely popular pieces performed live is that some people, myself included, tend to have very high expectations and most importantly, have a preferred version of the pieces already etched in their heads. It meant that every deviation from my preferred version, like a slower tempo or not doing a repeat, could possibly have a jarring and distracting effect on me. My brain, overly familiar with the tunes, could in turn, deconstruct the performance instead of just letting the music sink in. I guess that I got so used to hearing the PPO at the Cultural Center of the Philippines that a sudden change in venue, an inferior sounding hall at that, coupled with very familiar music, resulted in a more critical and more challenging concert viewing experience for me.

Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra performs most requested Four Seasons in January concert

Violinist Jonathan Livioco

January 17, 2014, 8:00 PM

Meralco Theater

Ortigas Avenue

Pasig City

Featuring:

Joanna Ruth Livioco, violin

Jonathan David Livioco, violin

Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

Olivier Ochanine, conductor

Programme:

Antonio Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)

                      Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, La primavera (Spring)

                      Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, L'estate (Summer)

                      Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, L'autunno (Autumn)

                      Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, L'inverno (Winter)

Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178, From the New World

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra welcomes 2014 with a concert billed as The Four Seasons happening this January 17, 2014, 8:00 PM at the Meralco Theater. The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi is the most requested piece according to the orchestra’s principal conductor and music director Olivier Ochanine.

Violinist Ruth Livioco

Sharing solo violin duties for this piece are Joanna Ruth Livioco and Jonathan David Livioco. Ruth is currently the Assistant Concertmaster of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra while her brother Jonathan is the Concertmaster of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra. Also included in the lineup for this evening is the very popular Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178 by Antonín Dvořák. This piece, also known as From the New World Symphony features probably the most popular English horn part ever written.

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

Ruth Livioco’s exposure in music started when she studied playing the piano (at age 6) and the violin (at age 10) through the Extension Program of the College of Music of the University of the Philippines. She pursued BM Violin degree at the College of Music, University of the Philippines under the tutelage of Prof. Arturo Molina where she earned the UP Extension Program Scholarship. A consistent College/University Scholar, she graduated cum laude in 2009 and was inducted to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. As a violinist, she has performed both as soloist, chamber, and orchestra musician both in the Philippines and abroad playing at an early age with the Metro Manila Community Orchestra (2000-2002), the Manila Symphony Orchestra (2002-2012), the Asian Youth Orchestra -- 6 week music camp and Asian concert tour (2010 and 2011), and with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (2012-present). Ruth was also featured soloist in Paco Park concert series (2009). Ruth won 3rd place, Violin Category C, in the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) in 2008. She has undergone workshops and masterclasses such as the NAMCYA Special Summer Camp under Mr. Coke Bolipata (2001), UP Extension Program Summer Workshop under Prof. Sergio Esmilla, Jr. (2002), and the Starling-DeLay Symposium in Juilliard School (2003) among others.

Conductor Olivier Ochanine

Jonathan started playing the violin at the age of 8, at the Extension Program of the UP College of Music under Ferizal Midoro. He went on to finish his Bachelor’s Degree in Violin Performance, cum laude, also in UP, under Prof. Arturo Molina. Jonathan, commonly known as Jondee, has also participated in several music festivals and competitions, both here and abroad. Among these include the Asian Youth Orchestra, where he served as the 2nd Violin Principal in 2009, the Starling-Delay Symposium on Violin Studies as a participant, and the NAMCYA Special Summer Camp in 2001, where he took violin lessons with Prof. Sergio Esmilla. In 2008 and 2011, Jonathan was a prize winner in the Violin Category of the National Music Competition for Young Artists. Prior to joining the ABS-CBN Philharmonic, Jonathan was the 2nd Violin Principal with Manila Symphony Orchestra. Currently, aside from his orchestra performances and some teaching duties, he continues his violin studies under the tutelage of esteemed Filipino Violinist, Joseph Esmilla.  

Ticket prices:

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P1200 Orchestra Side/Loge Side

P500 Balcony

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-20% senior citizen discount

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PPO I: Opening Night: Guzman & The Pathétique

Flutist Viviana Guzman

Featuring:

Viviana Guzman, flute

Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

Olivier Ochanine, conductor

Programme:

Paul Dukas Fanfare from La Péri

Franz Liszt Les Préludes

Antonio Vivaldi  Flute Concerto in D major, Op. 10, No. 3, RV 428  Il Gardellino

Viviana Guzman Flutes of the World

Vittorio Monti Czardas

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s 31st season, dubbed as Classic Blend, formally opened with a concert held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines' Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater). The concert, billed as Opening Night: Guzman & The Pathétique featured a nice blend of music performed by the orchestra led by its music director and principal conductor Olivier Ochanine and various flutes as well courtesy of the evening’s guest artist Viviana Guzman.

The concert started with Paul Dukas’ Fanfare from La Péri, which is a one act ballet. This piece only featured the brass section which had me a bit nervous considering how spotty this section had been in previous performances. But in a pleasant surprise, they managed to get through this short piece quite well. The PPO then performed Franz Liszt’s Les Préludes, a piece that I’ve heard twice before but then forgotten soon after. I fear that the PPO’s performance of this piece would be relegated to that department as well. I think that I’ve yet to figure out how to appreciate Liszt’s symphonic poems a lot more. And it didn’t help that around this time, I was already looking forward for Viviana Guzman to come on stage and finally perform.

Conductor Olivier Ochanine

Viviana started with the Flute Concerto in D major, Op. 10, No. 3, RV 428, Il Gardellino by Antonio Vivaldi. I am not usually too keen on Vivaldi’s music (or Baroque music for that matter) but having an actual harpsichord for this performance had me glued throughout the performance. It was nice hearing the duets between the flute and solo strings which was done delicately.

It was during the Flutes of the World section when things got really interesting. In this portion, Viviana introduced various flutes (Native American Indian flute, Swiss Gemshorn, Hungarian Fuvola, Chinese Ditzi, Chilean Zampona, Irish Tin Whistle and the Philippine Nose Flute) that she has acquired through her numerous travels and played short pieces with them while being accompanied by members of the PPO’s percussion section. Her winning personality shone through and by the end of this section, she already had the audience at the palm of her hand. This bode very well for her last piece, Vittorio Monti’s Czardas which was the showcase that everybody was waiting for. But the audience couldn’t get enough of her so she had to perform two encores. First was the short tango Milonga de Mis Amores by Pedro Laurenz. And her second encore that brought down the house was the third movement of Three Beats for Beatbox Flute by Greg Pattillo. Like what the title said, Viviana did some beatboxing while playing the flute. It still amazes me up to this day to think about the range and variety of her repertoire, from Vivaldi to beatboxing, that she presented during the concert.

Olivier Ochanine, Viviana Guzman and Chilean Ambassador Roberto Mayorga

The second half of the concert consisted of the hauntingly beautiful Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. A highly personal work for Tchaikovsky, this symphony is more somber in mood, often exploring the depths of despair mirroring the torment that the composer has endured in his life. He titled this piece a Program Symphony but never wrote whatever this program was and took it with him in his grave. This piece also had an unusual quiet ending. One might think that the triumphant march of the third movement sounded like the more proper finale but Tchaikovsky thought otherwise. Adding more to the mystery surrounding this piece was Tchaikovsky’s death just a few weeks after this premiered. One suggested that this symphony was actually his suicide note and that his cause of death was not cholera but by poisoning himself. Even without these stories surrounding the piece, the symphony is still a masterpiece despite not being immediately acclaimed during Tchaikovsky’s time. There had been attempts to play this symphony with the last two movements flipped so that it would have the typical climactic end. I am so pleased that Olivier Ochanine and the PPO stuck with the original order which is essential in retaining the character of the work. 

Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra goes Out of the Box for 2013-2014 season

Offering more than just the classics, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra goes Out of the Box for their upcoming 2013-2014 Concert Season. In addition to their subscription concerts held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the PPO, led by music director and principal conductor Olivier Ochanine, brings the orchestra to the Rizal Park for a series of free youth/family oriented concerts.

For the Out of the Box concert series to be held at the Rizal Park, the PPO will collaborate with the University of the Philippines, Manila in November for an Andres Bonifacio themed concert which is in line with the hero’s 150^th birth anniversary. Come December, a Christmas concert will be presented alongside the University of Santo Tomas. A nature themed concert will be coming this January in collaboration with the Far Eastern University. Expect the tamaraw to be featured prominently in this concert. And finally in February, the concert in collaboration with the Ateneo de Manila University will focus on love. I am still not sure if the Out of the Box concerts’ programmes will be announced or if these performances will contain some elements of surprise.

Conductor Olivier Ochanine

The Out of the Box concert series sounds interesting and worth checking out but what I am really looking forward to are the performances for the orchestra’s subscription concert season. During the press conference held at the CCP Main Theater Lobby, Olivier Ochanine said that people’s requests factored in a lot for the programming of this season which is the orchestra’s 31st. He revealed that the most requested piece is Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons which will be performed by the orchestra in January. There will be two violin soloists for this performance, PPO Assistant Concertmaster Joanne Ruth Livioco and her brother, Jonathan David Livioco, Concertmaster of the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra. Other popular pieces that will be part of this season are Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique, Manuel De Falla’s El sombrero de tres picos, Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, Johannes Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77 and Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30. This season will also introduce to the Philippines several pieces that have never been played in the country before. One of these will be the world premiere of the winning piece of the 2013 PPO Composition Competition happening at the closing concert of the season this April.

Bassoonist Adolfo Mendoza

Guest artists for this season include Chilean flutist Viviana Guzman, Israeli pianist Yossi Reshef, Chinese cellist Ray Wang, American violinist Roger Wilkie and Chinese oboist Wanchen Hsieh. Guest conductors for this season are the returning Yoshikazu Fukumura from Japan, former PPO music director and principal conductor Eugene Castillo and Apo Hsu from Taiwan.

The November concert is the one that I’ll be looking forward to the most this season. Not just because it will feature a piano concerto, but the event will also be in partnership with the Embassy of Israel.

The FEU Bamboo Band

The press conference also featured a few performances. Olivier Ochanine with the flute was joined by pianist Lourdes Gregorio in performing Cécile Chaminade’s Flute Concertino in D major, Op. 107. They were followed by bassoonist Adolfo Mendoza who performed Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan by George Canseco. Finally, the FEU Bamboo Band entertained those who were present with an energetic performance of Magtanim ay ‘Di Biro, Leron Leron Sinta and Eye Level.

Here is what is in store for everybody at the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2013-2014 Concert Season.

September 6, 2013

Opening Night: Guzman & The Pathétique

Featuring:

Viviana Guzman, flute

Olivier Ochanine, conductor

Programme:

Paul Dukas Fanfare from La Péri

Franz Liszt Les Préludes

Antonio Vivaldi  Flute Concerto in D major, Op. 10, No. 3, RV 428  Il Gardellino

Vittorio Monti Czardas

Viviana Guzman Flutes of the World

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique

October 11, 2013

Mostly Filipino

Featuring:

Herminigildo Ranera, conductor

Programme:

Angel Peña Philippine Festival Overture

Alfredo Buenaventura

     Manik Buangsi and Tuan Putli Symphonic Poem

Lucio San Pedro Suite Pastorale

Darius Milhaud La création du monde, Op. 81a

Antonín Dvořák Slavonic Dances, Op. 46

November 14, 2013

Reshef Plays Schumann

Featuring:

Yossi Reshef, piano

Olivier Ochanine, conductor

Programme:

Robert Schumann

     Overture from Manfred, Op. 115

     Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Richard Wagner

     Overture from Rienzi

     Overture from Der fliegende Holländer

Giuseppe Verdi Overture from La Forza del Destino

December 13, 2013

Fukumura, Wang & Saint-Saëns

Featuring:

Ray Wang, cello

Yoshikazu Fukumura, conductor

Programme:

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33

Manuel De Falla El sombrero de tres picos

January 17, 2014

The Four Seasons

Featuring:

Joanna Ruth Livioco, violin

Jonathan David Livioco, violin

Olivier Ochanine, conductor

Programme:

Antonio Vivaldi Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons)

                      Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269, La primavera (Spring)

                      Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, L'estate (Summer)

                      Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8, RV 293, L'autunno (Autumn)

                      Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, L'inverno (Winter)

Carl Nielsen Symphony No. 2 Op. 16, FS 29 The Four Temperaments

February 21, 2014

Romantic Brahms

Featuring:

Roger Wilkie, violin

Eugene Castillo, conductor

Programme:

Gerald Finzi Fall of the Leaf, elegy for orchestra in D minor, Op 20

Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

March 14, 2014

Hsu, Hsieh & Prokofiev 5

Featuring:

Wanchen Hsieh, oboe

Apo Hsu, conductor

Programme:

Carolyn Yarnell Yosemite and the Range of Light

Bohuslav Martinů Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra, H. 353

Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 in B flat major Op. 100

April 11, 2014

Symphonic Film Music Extravaganza

Featuring:

Olivier Ochanine, conductor

Programme:

Premiere of 2013 PPO Composition Competition winner

Various Classical works made popular in film scores

Richard Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30

All concerts fall on a Friday with the exception of the November 14, 2013 concert which be on a Thursday. The concerts on January 17, 2014 and February 21, 2014 will be held at the Meralco Theater. The rest of the concerts will be held at the CCP’s Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo.

I noticed that there was an increase in ticket prices for this season which could put off some concertgoers from watching. But there’s still the usual discount given to students, senior citizens, government employees, military personnel and persons with disabilities. Subscription packages for four (4) or eight (8) shows are also available.

Chilean flutist Viviana Guzman spices up PPO’s 31^st Season opening concert

Flutist Viviana Guzman

September 6, 2013, 8:00 PM

Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)

CCP Complex

Pasay, Metro Manila

Featuring:

Viviana Guzman, flute

Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Olivier Ochanine, conductor

Programme:

Paul Dukas Fanfare from La Péri

Franz Liszt Les Préludes

Antonio Vivaldi  Flute Concerto in D major, Op. 10, No. 3, RV 428  Il Gardellino

Vittorio Monti Czardas

Viviana Guzman Flutes of the World

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra led by music director and principal conductor Olivier Ochanine opens its 31^st Concert Season in a concert entitled Opening Night: Guzman & The Pathétique this September 6, 2013, 8:00 PM at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo.

Chilean flutist Viviana Guzman will be the featured guest of the night. She will be performing Antonio Vivaldi’s  Flute Concerto in D major, Op. 10, No. 3, RV 428  Il Gardellino and Vittorio Monti Czardas. An improvisational piece, entitled Flutes of the World will have Guzman performing with the PPO percussion section.

The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra

According to her biography, Guzman is described by the New York Times as "an imaginative artist," She began her musical training at the age of 5 and won her first competition at seven. By the age of 15, she played as a soloist with orchestra, studied with Jean-Pierre Rampal, and was featured on a John Denver nationally televised NBC special. Guzmán studied with Albert Tipton, master classes with James Galway and graduated from the Juilliard School. Performing over 80 concerts a year, she has been seen on the cover of Latina Style Magazine, and in COSMOPOLITAN en Español, and has played in 118 countries. Her music video was aired on UNIVISION in 30 countries.

Conductor Olivier Ochanine

Other pieces to be performed during this evening will be Paul Dukas’ Fanfare from La Péri, Franz Liszt’s Les Préludes and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s last work that premiered in his lifetime, Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique.

Ticket prices:

P1500 Orchestra Center

P1200 Orchestra Side

P800 Extreme Orchestra Side

P500 Balcony I Center

P400 Balcony I Side

P300 Balcony II

-50% student discount

-20% senior citizen discount

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