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Thursday, October 01, 2026

MSO premieres Ryan Cayabyab opus, welcomes cellist Camille Thomas


There is so much to be thankful for as the Manila Symphony Orchestra presents the fifth concert of its Centennial Season happening on October 22, 2026, 7:30 PM at the Proscenium Theater in Rockwell, Makati.

Topping the reasons to be grateful in this concert is the World Premiere performance of Pasasalamat for choir and orchestra by National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab and National Artist for Literature Virgilio S. Almario.

Ryan Cayabyab

Commissioned by the MSO for its centennial, Pasasalamat reflects on the meaning of gratitude not only as a personal feeling, but as a responsibility to others and to the community. Almario’s text considers the values that shape a shared life, from compassion and respect for differences to freedom, justice, culture, knowledge, and the willingness to accept criticism and change. At its heart is the idea that being human is not simply a given, but something we become through our choices and actions.

For the MSO, the work is particularly fitting, offering an opportunity to reflect on the responsibilities that come with being the longest surviving institution that has been part of Philippine musical life and history for a century. The text will be brought to life by MSO's featured choir, the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Bagong Himig Serenata.

Camille Thomas

Another reason to be thankful is that Franco-Belgian Camille Thomas will finally grace the Philippine stage after a long five year delay. Her originally announced performance with the MSO scheduled back in January 2021 was among the numerous cancellations brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Known for her expressive performances and technical artistry, Thomas is an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist since 2017 who has performed with major orchestras and conductors across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Her recording Voice of Hope, released in partnership with UNICEF, reflects her belief in music as a means of creating connection and inspiring hope.

PUP Bagong Himig Serenata

Apart from Pasasalamat, the evening's program will also include Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 with Thomas as the featured soloist and Gabriel Fauré's Requiem in D minor, Op. 48. The award-wining PUP Bagong Himig Serenata joins the orchestra in the performance of the Cayabyab/Almario and Faure pieces while MSO Music Director conducts.

Marlon Chen

Cellist Camille Thomas with the MSO is presented by the Manila Symphony Orchestra Foundation, Inc. and Standard Insurance, co-presented by EastWest Bank and DENZA Alabang by ACMobility Premium Dealership Inc. and is sponsored by the Embassy of France to the Philippines, Grand Hyatt Manila, National Performing Arts Grantee, and SM Hotels and Conventions with special thanks to JTI ALL IN, The Laufey Foundation, Austrian Embassy Manila, HSTL Foundation, EON Group, 98.7 DZFE-FM | The Master's Touch, and The Manila Times.

Wednesday, August 05, 2026

MSO brings back Carmen in Tagalog, commemorates Conching Rosals birth centennial


With its centennial season still in full force, the Manila Symphony Orchestra commemorates more milestones with Opera at Kundiman: The Legacy of Maestra Conching Rosal concert happening on August 29, 2026 7:00 PM at the FEU Auditorium.

Conching Rosal

The concert puts spotlight on soprano Conching Rosal who, like the MSO, is celebrating centennial anniversary of her birth this year.

Manila Symphony Ochestra

Back in August 29, 1956 at the FEU Audiorium, Rosal portrayed the title role of Carmen at the premiere staging of the Tagalog version by Manuel Carballo Santiago and Vicente Liwag of Georges Bizet's opera.

Rachelle Gerodias-Park

The 1956 staging was directed by dancer/choreographer Trudl Dubsky-Zipper, the wife of Herbert Zipper who succeeded founder Alexander Lippay as the MSO's music director. This all the more makes MSO's upcoming concert the 70th anniversary celebration of this historic opera moment right at the equally historic venue where it all happened.

Michelle Mariposa

Headlining the concert that will feature selections from Carmen in Tagalog along with well-loved kundimans by Nicanor Abelardo, Francisco Santiago, Leopoldo Silos, Constancio de Guzman, and Manuel Velez are a quartet of the country's most heralded opera artists namely soprano Rachelle Gerodias-Park, mezzo soprano Michelle Mariposa, tenor Arthur Espiritu, and baritone Byeong-In Park. They are joined by the FEU Chorale and the FEU Dance Company. MSO Music Director Marlon Chen conducts.

Arthur Espiritu

Born in San Jose, Batangas in 1926, Conching Rosal discovered her love for singing in her parish church before pursuing formal studies at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music. She established herself as one of the Philippines' leading sopranos through acclaimed performances in productions such as Madama Butterfly, Aida, and Ang Kiri becoming one of the defining voices of 
Philippine opera from the 1950s through the 1970s.

Byeong-In Park

While Rosal earned acclaim on the operatic stage, she was equally devoted to kundiman. Through her concerts and recordings, she helped preserve and popularize many of the country's best-loved art songs, introducing generations of Filipinos to this treasured musical tradition.

Marlon Chen

The Far Eastern University (FEU) Auditorium served as the MSO's home throughout much of the 1950s. Celebrating its 98th anniversary this year, FEU remains one of the country's foremost educational and cultural institutions. Its auditorium, inaugurated in 1949, is a celebrated Art Deco masterpiece designed by National Artist for Architecture Pablo Antonio Sr.

FEU Chorale

Tickets are available at TicketWorld. Enter code CONCHINGEB20 for a 20% early bird discount valid until August 14, 2026, 11:59 PM. Standard discounts for students (50%); seniors, PWDs, and diplomats (20%) apply.

FEU Dance Company

The Manila Symphony Orchestra's Opera at Kundiman: The Legacy of Maestra Conching Rosal is presented by the Manila Symphony Orchestra Foundation, Inc. and Standard Insurance, co-presented by EastWest Bank, ACMobility, and BYD, in partnership with Far Eastern University.

Thursday, June 18, 2026

MSO celebrates 80 years of the Philippine Republic with Liberation concert on July 4


The Manila Symphony Orchestra's Centennial Season, apart from delivering noteworthy performances by one of Asia's oldest orchestras, has also been a refresher course on Philippine history.

The next concert of the season is no exception as the MSO commemorates the post World War II years with Liberation: 80 Years of the Philippine Republic, happening on July 4, 2026, 7:30 PM at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila.

The upcoming performance looks back on the MSO's Gala Symphony Concert back in July 5, 1946 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium celebrating the inauguration of the Philippine Republic.

Featured in this concert are violinist Jeanne Marquez, her brother clarinetist Jason Marquez, and guest conductor Jose Reyna, Jr.

Jeanne Marquez

Jeanne will be the soloist at the rarely heard Violin Concerto in D Minor by Lucio San Pedro. She is an MSJO-Standard Insurance International Music Scholar and a recent graduate of the Juilliard School with a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance.

Jason Marquez

On the other hand, Jason, who is a principal clarinetist at Michigan and Texas, gets the spotlight at Concerto for Clarinet by Artie Shaw.

Jose Reyna, Jr.

Jose Reyna, Jr. is an American Prize-winning Filipino conductor, hailed as the “Filipino Toscanini” (The Manila Bulletin) for his panache and artistry on the podium.

Also to be performed at the concert is the opener Youth by former MSO Assistant Conductor Col. Antonino Buenaventura. Premiered at the 1946 MSO Gala Symphony Concert and conducted by the composer himself, the work portrays the youth as the epitome of vigor, energy, and love, standing at the threshold of life's journey". The evening wraps up with Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture by George Gershwin arr. by Robert Russell Bennett.

MSO's Liberation concert brings together works by Filipino and American composers whose music reflects the artistic exchanges and cultural connections that have shaped both nations over the past eight decades.

Manila Symphony Orchestra

The concert venue, the Metropolitan Theater, also holds significance to the MSO. The orchestra performed at the Met's inauguration back in 1931 making the upcoming concert a sort of homecoming for the MSO.

The Manila Symphony Orchestra's Liberation: 80 Years of the Philippine Republic is presented by the Manila Symphony Orchestra Foundation, Inc. and Standard Insurance; co-presented by EastWest Bacnk and PAGCOR in partnership with Bagong Pilipinas, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, and the Metropolitan Theater.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

MSO goes from classical to romantic in From Mozart to Mahler concert this May 30


The Manila Symphony Orchestra goes from classical to romantic for the second concert of its Centennial Season this May 30, 2026, 7:30 PM at the Proscenium Theater in Rockwell, Makati.

Joshua Dos Santos

Billed as From Mozart to Mahler, the concert sees the return of Venezuelan conductor Joshua Dos Santos to the Philippine stage. Joshua was trained in Venezuela’s trailblazing music program El Sistema and was part of the Simón Bolivar Symphony Orchestra (when it was still a youth orchestra) that went viral online for its Mambo encore at the BBC Proms back in 2007. He has been appointed associate conductor of the Simón Bolivar Chamber Orchestra in 2023.

The concert begins with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E-flat major, K. 364 with violinist Emanuel John “EJ” Villarin and violist Christian Wrona as the featured duo taking center stage for this classical piece.

Emanuel John Villarin 

EJ, a student at the Universität für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, is an award-winning violinist gaining 1st prize at New York Yong Performers Prize in 2021 and the NAMCYA in 2020. He performs with a Gencer Cerit Eskisehir violin.

Christian Wrona

Christian Wrona is a Filipino-Canadian violist, who also studies at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin. An Asian Youth Orchestra alumnus, Christian is mentored by renowned artists including Tabea Zimmermann and Kim Kashkashian.

Manila Symphony Orchestra

The MSO goes romantic for second part of the concert with Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 in D major. For this Titan of a symphony that challenges both the orchestra and the audience, the MSO gets joined by select members of the UST Symphony Orchestra. This collaboration is in celebration of the UST Conservatory of Music’s 80th Anniversary and acknowledgment of the ties between MSO and UST. Many past and present members of the MSO have been students and faculty members at UST.

UST Symphony Orchestra

The evening is poised to showcase the precision, clarity, and refinement of the classical period along with the emotional, expansive, and richly textured music of the romantic period.

The Manila Symphony Orchestra’s Concert II – From Mozart to Mahler is presented by the Manila Symphony Orchestra Foundation Inc. and Standard Insurance, along with EastWest Bank, and in partnership with the Austrian Embassy and the University of Sto. Tomas, and media partners the Manila Times, 98.7 DZFE-FM | The Master's Touch, and EON Group.

Friday, March 06, 2026

Manila Symphony Orchestra, Ballet Manila present joint season opener with Sleeping Beauty


The Manila Symphony Orchestra formally begins its Centennial Season by joining forces with Ballet Manila with the staging of the ballet Sleeping Beauty happening on March 13-15, 2026 at the Aliw Theater, CCP Complex in Pasay.

Ballet Manila's Sleeping Beauty features the choreography of Lisa Macuja Elizalde, the company's Artistic Director and CEO Lisa Macuja-Elizalde and is the final installment of her Princess Trilogy following Cinderella and Snow White.

Shapira Drapete and Joshua Enciso

The music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky will be brought to life by the Manila Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Alexander Vikulov. The MSO, BM, and Vikulov have been frequent collaborators since 2011.

Music highlights of the ballet include the Rose Adagio and the popular Waltz known to most as Once Upon a Dream from the animated feature by Disney. Both the Tchaikovsky music, completed in 1899, and the ballet, premiered in 1890, predate by six decades the Disney adaptation that was released in 1959.

Alexander Vikulov

Another music highlight to look out for is Aurora's Variation featuring a special violin passage to be performed by MSO's concertmaster Alessio Benvenuti.

Manila Symphony Orchestra

Below is Manila Symphony Orchestra's updated Centennial Season Lineup.

Concert I: Centennial Opening: Sleeping Beauty
March 13-15, 2026
Aliw Theater

Ballet Manila
Alexander Vikulov, conductor

Concert II: From Mozart to Mahler
May 30, 2026
Proscenium Theater

Emanuel John Villarin, violin
Christian Wrona, viola
Joshua Dos Santos, conductor

Concert III: Concert Celebration: 80 Years of Filipino-American Friendship
July 4, 2026
Metropolitan Theater

Jeanne Marquez, violin
Jason Marquez, clarinet
Jose Lorenzo Reyna, Jr., conductor

Concert IV: Opera and Kundiman: The Legacy of Maestra Conching Rosal
August 29, 2026
FEU Auditorium

Rachelle Gerodias-Park, soprano
Michelle Mariposa, mezzo-soprano
Byeong In Park, baritone
Marlon Chen, conductor

Concert V: Cellist Camille Thomas with the MSO
October 24, 2026
Hyundai Hall, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University

Camille Thomas, cello
Marlon Chen, conductor

Concert VI: World Premiere: Filipino Master Composers
January 2027
Venue: TBA

New works by Ryan Cayabyab
Marlon Chen, conductor

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Pianists Carmencita Sipin-Aspiras, Inna Montesclaros join MSO for benefit concert


The music doesn't stop for the Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO). Just a few days after the orchestra's 100th Anniversary Concert, the MSO gears up for Legacy on January 25, 2026, 7:30 PM at the Proscenium Theater at Rockwell, Makati.

Presented by the Manila Symphony Orchestra Foundation Inc. and the HSTL Foundation, Legacy features pianists Carmen Sipin-Aspiras and Inna Montesclaros as well as conductor Darrell Ang performing works by Frédéric Chopin and Johannes Brahms.

Carmencita Sipin-Aspiras

Carmencita Sipin-Aspiras gave her first orchestral performance as soloist in Manila at the age of 10, and her subsequent performances earned her a scholarship grant from the Philippine government to study at the prestigious Vienna Musik Hochschule in Austria. She obtained her Concert Artist Diploma and pursued a concertizing career in various countries in Europe, the Philippines, and the United States, where she now resides. Her artistry has received critical acclaim, with the Stuttgart newspaper Rheinische Volksblatt describing her as “a pianist of extraordinary capabilities and refinement of taste.”

Inna Montesclaros

Filipina multi-awarded pianist, Inna Montesclaros, has made waves in the music scene since her premier recital at age 8 at the Molina Hall, and her orchestral debut at age 11, performing Mozart’s D minor Concerto with the Manila Symphony Orchestra. Noted for her warm tones and sincere musicality, the piano prodigy turned Promil Kid has developed her love for her craft into a fulfilling concert career.

Darrell Ang

One of Asia’s most sought-after conductors, Darrell Ang conducted orchestras in over twenty countries across the globe in just one season. He is the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of The Sichuan Orchestra of China since December 2016 and is a regular guest conductor at the Mariinsky Theatre by invitation of Maestro Valery Gergiev. Born in Singapore, Darrell has become the youngest Associate Conductor of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra to date.

Legacy sees the MSO perform for the very first time at the Proscenium Theater in Makati. The concert's program, a combination of works for solo piano, piano with orchestra, and orchestra, is a perfect vehicle to experience the theater's highly touted natural acoustics designed by Müller-BBM.

Manila Symphony Orchestra

Pieces to be performed include Johannes Brahms' Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80, Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118 No. 1, Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2, Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2, and Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83 as well as Frédéric Chopin's Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 and Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60.

MSO's Legacy is for the benefit of the MSO Foundation’s Basilio Manalo Scholarship Program, supporting the next generation of young Filipino musicians.

Sunday, January 11, 2026

MSO at 100 concert season: Looking back and beyond

Manila Symphony Orchestra

Back in January 22, 1926, a "Symphony Concert" was held at the Manila Grand Opera House by a newly organized orchestra made up of musicians from the University of the Philippines Conservatory of Music and the Philippine Constabulary Orchestra with Dr. Alexander Lippay conducting. This orchestra eventually later came to be known as the Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO). Exactly a century later, the MSO will celebrate this milestone with the 100th Anniversary Concert featuring the music of Ludwig van Beethoven and Ryan Cayabyab.

But one does not celebrate 100 years of existence with just one concert (or two since the MSO also has Legacy, a concert featuring pianists Carmencita Sipin-Aspiras and Inna Montesclaros along with conductor Darrell Ang happening just three days later).

Charmers Bersaba, Gabriel Paguirigan, and Michelle Mariposa

Enter the Manila Symphony Orchestra at 100: A Celebration (1926-2026) Concert Season, a year long series of concerts that looks back at key moments from a century's worth of history while also looking beyond with young talents and new compositions taking a share of the spotlight.

Highlights of the season include the return of previous guest conductors like Alexander Vikulov and Thanos Adamopoulos. MSO's pride, violinists Jeanne Rafaella Marquez and Emanuel John Villarin, and cellist Damodar Das Castillo, will once again showcase their growth as artists when they take to the stage this season.

Jeffrey Solares conducts the MSO

Mezzo-soprano Michelle Mariposa, whose Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition win was the talk of the Philippine classical music scene back in March 2025, joins opera veterans tenor Arthur Espiritu, baritone Byeong In Park, and soprano Rachelle Gerodias at a concert at the FEU Auditorium that will also pay tribute to soprano Conching Rosal.

This season will also feature Ballet Manila, Venezuelan conductor Joshua Dos Santos, and  Franco-Belgian cellist Camille Thomas.

Michelle Mariposa

For the past century, the MSO has been through a lot in the past century, including World War II and more recently, the Covid-19 pandemic. But for MSO Executive Director Jeffrey Solares, the biggest challenge is the daily struggle to keep the orchestra going. He admits that the MSO still needs many things like salaries that allow the musicians to thrive and a concert hall that the orchestra can call its own.

MSO's history is prime material for a feature length film. In fact, the orchestra has already been a subject of the documentary An Orchestra in Search of a Home by Ida del Mundo, herself a former violinist at the MSO. The documentary narrated the struggles that the MSO encountered after getting evicted from St. Scholastica's College that has served as the orchestra's home base for several years.

Rachelle Gerodias

There is still so much to peel from MSO's storied past and more will be uncovered as the concert season unfolds. Here is the lineup of the Manila Symphony Orchestra at 100: A Celebration (1926-2026) Concert Season presented by the Manila Symphony Orchestra Foundation, Inc. and Standard Insurance.

Concert I: Centennial Opening: The Sleeping Beauty
March 13-15, 2026
Aliw Theater


Ballet Manila
Alexander Vikulov, conductor

RAd thoughts:
Not sure if this will be a full length Ballet Manila production with the orchestra at the pit or if this will be a usual orchestra concert with the added treat of Ballet Manila dancing key scenes from the ballet. If there will be different dancers per performance, then this can lead to multiple viewings.

Concert II: Centennial Rising Stars of the Philippines
May 30, 2026
Proscenium Theater


Jeanne Rafaella Marquez, violin
Damodar Das Castillo, cello
Joshua Dos Santos, conductor

RAd thoughts:
This will be Joshua Dos Santos' first time conducting the MSO. Trained under Venezuela's El Sistema, Dos Santos has played cello with the Simón Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra, an orchestra that went viral online for its festive encores. So it's fitting that Dos Santos leads this concert featuring two of the Philippines' rising stars: violinist Jeanne and cellist Damodar.

Concert III: Symphony of a Nation: 100 Years of Music, 80 Years of FilAm Friendship
July 4, 2026
Metropolitan Theater


Emanuel John Villarin, violin
Thanos Adamopoulos, conductor

RAd thoughts:
Also teased in this concert is a performance of Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 but no pianist has been announced so far. Camille Saint-Saëns' Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor Op. 28 is programmed in this one so it's safe to say that this will be EJ's piece.

Concert IV: Legacies in Song: MSO’s 100 Years and the Voice of Conching Rosal
August 29, 2026
FEU Auditorium, Far Eastern University


Rachelle Gerodias-Park, soprano
Michelle Mariposa, mezzo-soprano
Byeong In Park, baritone
Marlon Chen, conductor

RAd thoughts:
The concert date is exactly 70 years after the opening night of the MSO's staging of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen translated in Tagalog that starred soprano Conching Rosal in the title role. Expect this to be very much rooted in history. And for a more historic experience, a guided tour of the Far Eastern University campus before the concert is highly recommended.

Concert V: Centennial Finale Gala: Philippine Master Composers, Past, Present, and Future
October 24, 2026
Hyundai Hall, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University


Marlon Chen, conductor

RAd thoughts:
World premiere of a new work by Ryan Cayabyab, National Artist for Music. Need I say more?

Concert VI: MSO 100 Centennial Finale
January 2027
Venue TBA


Camille Thomas, cello
Marlon Chen, conductor

RAd thoughts:
Camille Thomas was previously scheduled to perform with the MSO for the 2020-2021 Concert Season, specifically in January 2021. We all know what happened with this one. So after what will be a six year wait, she will finally set foot in the Philippines.

The program, performers, date, and venue are subject to change.

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Manila Symphony Orchestra's 100th Anniversary Concert program announced


As the holiday season fast approaches, so does the Manila Symphony Orchestra's grand centennial celebration. As the countdown continues for this momentous occasion, the orchestra recently announced the program for The MSO 100th Anniversary Concert happening on January 22, 2026, 7:30 PM at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Circuit, Makati.

Darrell Ang

The centennial concert begins with Ludwig van Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b, a throwback to exactly a hundred years ago, January 22, 1926, at the MSO's inaugural concert at the Manila Grand Opera House under the baton of founder Alexander Lippay. For the anniversary concert, conducting will be Singaporean Darrell Ang, a frequent collaborator of the MSO. Leonore Overture No. 3 is one of his most dramatic orchestral works, embodying themes of struggle, freedom, and triumph. Originally written for his only opera, Fidelio, the overture transforms the story’s emotional journey from darkness and conflict to light and redemption into a powerful symphonic form. 

Muyu Liu

Following the overture is another Beethoven gem, the Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 with the returning Muyu Liu as the featured soloist. Also known as the Emperor Concerto, this work stands as his last completed piano concerto and one of the most majestic works in the repertoire. Written between 1809 and 1811 during Vienna’s turbulent wartime, the concerto opens with three commanding chords that set a heroic tone before the piano enters in a bold and unprecedented way. Its grand orchestration, virtuosic solo writing, and dialogue between piano and orchestra reveal Beethoven’s mature mastery.

Philippine Madrigal Singers

A couple of works by MSO Trustee and National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab, Misa 2000 and Te Deum, comprise the other half of the program to be conducted by Mark Anthony Carpio that will also feature the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers. Cayabyab's Misa 2000 is a visionary and profoundly moving sacred work that unites Western liturgical form with Filipino musical identity. Written for dance and recognized by the Onassis International Cultural Competition, it combines chorus, orchestra, and indigenous instruments in a vibrant tapestry of sound and spirit.

Mark Anthony Carpio

On the other hand, Te Deum is a grand choral-orchestral work that radiates joy, gratitude, and praise. Setting the traditional Latin hymn to music, Cayabyab infuses the composition with his signature rhythmic vitality and harmonic richness, blending classical structure with contemporary sensibility. Celebratory and uplifting, Te Deum reflects both the universality of faith and the Filipino spirit of thanksgiving, a fitting conclusion to the Manila Symphony Orchestra’s centennial concert.

Along with the announcement of the upcoming centennial concert program comes the much awaited lineup of the MSO Season 100 for 2026-2027.

Concert I: Centennial Opening: The Sleeping Beauty
March 13-15, 2026
Aliw Theater

Concert II: Centennial Rising Stars of the Philippines
May 30, 2026
Proscenium Theatre

Concert III: Symphony of a Nation: 100 Years of Music, 80 Years of FilAm Friendship
July 4, 2026
Manila Metropolitan Theater

Concert IV: Legacies in Song: MSO’s 100 Years and the Voice of Conching Rosal
August 29, 2026
FEU Auditorium

Concert V: Centennial Finale Gala: Philippine Master Composers, Past, Present, and Future
October 2026
Hyundai Hall, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University

Concert VI: MSO 100 Centennial Finale
January 2027
Venue TBA

*program, artists, date, and venue subject to change

Tickets for The MSO 100th Anniversary Concert are currently available via Ticketworld. Prices are as follows:

Price Zone 1: P5,000
Price Zone 2: P4,700
Price Zone 3: P4,500
Price Zone 4: P4,000
Price Zone 5: P3,000
Price Zone 6: P2,000
Price Zone 7: P1,800

Special offers include 50% discount for students and 20% discount for senior citizens and PWDs. There is also a 20% Early Bird Discount Code: MSO100EB20 that remains valid untiil December 1, 2025 11:59PM.