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Off the beaten path with Roberta Rust

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

05 September, Sunday | 1800
Roberta Rust in Concert
Fleur de Lis Theater, St. Paul’s College Manila

American pianist Roberta Rust again promises Manila concertgoers a delightful piano recital, a welcome respite from the usual local piano program fare. Gershwin and Joplin flank new names, John Sharpley, Michael Anderson, George Rochberg, and a few familiar figures from the Old World—Johann Christian Bach, Haydn and Schubert.

Roberta Rust has taught several Filipino pianists, including Jonathan Coo, Victor Asuncion, Ross Salvosa, Darren Matias, and Oliver Salonga.

For details and ticket reservations to the ROS Music Center and Bosendörfer concert, please call 440-1021 or (0917)529-8642.

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Vladimir Horowitz Competition Winner plays in Manila

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

06 September, Monday | 1930
Victor Goldberg Recital
Philamlife Theater, Manila

“Goldberg’s playing cannot help but elicit the strongest images of the young Rubinstein and Horowitz.” (Forum, New York).

That is high praise, and it is well-deserved. Victor Goldberg, Vladimir Horowitz Competition Winner, is making waves on stages around the world with the poetry and intensity of his interpretations. The Israeli pianist presents a program that includes Mozart’s Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K. 311; Scriabin’s Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp Major, Op. 53; Scarlatti’s Sonata in E Major, K. 380; and Brahms’ Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24.

For tickets and other details, please call 440-1021 or (0917)529-8642.

Video of Goldberg in Brahms Handel Variations

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St Paul celebrates Diamond Jubilee

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

01 August, Sunday | 1700
Mrs. A’s Opus
Fleur de Lis Theater, St Paul University, Manila

04 August, Wednesday | 1930
R & R Duo Concert
Fleur de Lis Theater, St Paul University, Manila

The St. Paul University Manila College of Music and the Performing Arts turns 70 this year. A concert series has been lined up for the Diamond Jubilee. Events include:

Mrs. A’s Opus , a musical tribute to 50 years of piano teaching by Mrs. Chit Arambulo featuring Rowena Arrieta, Ryan Cayabyab, Oliver Salonga, Jonathan Coo, Rica Arambulo, Katherine Fernandez-Asis, Fr. Manoling Francisco, the Greenhills Music Studio Suzuki Music Kids, including premiere performances of Ryan Cayabyab by pianist Rowena Arrieta.

R & R Duo Piano Concert featuring Raul Sunico and Rowena Arrieta. This is a comeback concert of their R & R Duo Piano Concerts of the 1990s.

These are fund-raising events for the scholarship programs of the St. Paul College of Music and the Performing Arts. For inquiries pls call 524-5687.

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Oliver Salonga plays Russian

Friday, June 4th, 2010

11 June, Friday | 2000
An Evening of Russian Masters
Philamlife Auditorium, Manila

ROS Music Center presents another in a series of Bösendorfer concerts this year.

An Evening of Russian Masters with Oliver Salonga features the pianist in the music of Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff.

For inquiries, please call (0917) 847-8040.

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Chopin Bicentennial in Manila

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Chopin Manille 2010 Poster

This March and April, the French Embassy, Alliance Francaise and Bösendorfer Pianos have organized a series of concerts, with an exhibit, on the life and music of Chopin, by way of a bicentennial celebration here in Manila. Events are as follows:

Rudolf Golez (piano)
01 March, Monday | 2000
Philamlife Auditorium, Manila
Chopin: 4 Scherzi
Chopin:2 Nocturnes
Chopin:Barcarolle, Op. 60

Dana Ciocarlie (piano)
19 March, Friday | 2000
Philam Life Auditorium, Manila
Chopin:Rondeau a la Mazur in F major, Op. 5
Chopin:Mazurkas, op. 59
Chopin:Polonaise n°7 in A-flat major, opus 61 “Polonaise-Fantaisie”
Chopin:Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27/2
Chopin:Nocturne in E minor, Op. post.
Chopin:Ballade No. 2 in F
Chopin:Valse, Op. 64/1 “Valse du petit chien”
Chopin:3 Grandes Valses Brillantes, op. 34

Raul Sunico (piano)
24 March, Wednesday | 2000
Philam Life Auditorium, Manila
Chopin:Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
Chopin:Scherzo in C-sharp minor, Op. 39
Chopin:Scherzo in E Major, Op. 54

Cecile Licad (piano)
27 March, Saturday | 2000
Philam Life Auditorium, Manila
Chopin:4 Scherzi
Chopin:24 Preludes

Cecile Licad (piano)
29 March 29, Monday | 2000
Philam Life Auditorium, Manila
Chopin:Piano Concerto No. 2

Cristine Coyiuto (piano)
08 April, Thursday | 2000
BDO Francisco Santiago Hall, Makati City
Chopin: Preludes, Op. 28
Schumann: Scenes d’enfants, Op. 15
Liszt: Etude d’execution transcendante d’apres Paganini No. 2
Etude d’execution transcendante No. 10

The Chopin Exhibition will be open to the public from March 20 to April 20 at the CCP.

Tickets are available through Ticketworld 891-9999 and ROS Music Center (0917) 507-7343. For inquiries, please contact Rej at ROS Music Center.

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1st GSIS Thursday spotlights UP Tiklado

Friday, January 29th, 2010

28 January, Thursday | 1800
UP Tiklado in Concert
GSIS Museum, Pasay

UP TIKLADO in Concert features Piano Majors from the University of the Philippines College of Music.

— PROGRAM —

Sara Matsuura
Chopin: Nocturne in B Op. 55 No 1

Josiah Samaniego
Bortkiewicz: Etude Op. 15/1 in F
Tchaikovsky: Etude Op. 41/1 in G
Arensky: Etude Op. 41/3 in E-flat

Jett Russell Panganiban
Espino: Scherzino based on “Lulay”

Valerie Villanueva
Chopin: Ballade in Ab No. 3 Op. 47

Miguel Aspiras
Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 32/12 in G-sharp
Prokofiev: Suggestion Diabolique

(interval)

Joel Viola
Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 11 in D-flat “Harmonies du Soir”

Benjamin Jasmin
Espino: Recuerdo Variations

Jerome Zulueta
Ravel: Jeux d’eau

Mikhail Lastrilla
Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B minor

Admission is free, but interested attendees are requested to RSVP through (0920) 910-2920.

UP Tiklado comprises piano majors, professors and alumni of the UP College of Music Keyboard Department.

The GSIS Thursday Concert Series is a joint project between GSIS and the Philippine High School for the Arts Alumni Association. It aims to become an established venue for professional and emerging artists to give free public concerts.

For more information on the concert, please contact Katherine de Asis at (0920) 910-2920.

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35th International Bamboo Organ Festival

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

February 18 to 24, Thursday to Wednesday
35th International Bamboo Organ Festival
St.Joseph Parish Church, Las Piñas City

This year marks the 35th Anniversary of the Las Piñas Bamboo Organ Festival.

The Gala Concert features JS Bach’s Cantata no. 130 and John Rutter’s Mass of the Children , in performances by Swiss organist Guy Bovet, Filipino organist Alejandro Consolacion II, the Las Piñas Boys Choir, and the UP Singing Ambassadors . Other artists are soprano Karina Gay Balajadia-Liggayu, counter-tenor Mark Carpio, tenor Ervin Notes Lumauag, bass Noel Azcona and the Festival Orchestra under the baton of Eudenice Palarauan.

February 19 is dedicated exclusively to organ music with Guy Bovet.

The popular Concert under the Trees is slated for the following evening, and will feature the Singing Priests, the Morrizwind Orchestra and a surprise guest artist from the world of pop.

Czech organist Jarek Malanowicz and Filipino trumpeter Robert de Pano collaborate for an evening of baroque music, February 21.

The February 23 concert Saring Lahi pays tribute to Filipino music with works by National Artist Lucio San Pedro and Alejandro Consolacion II . Organists Armando Salarza and Rea Jimenez, the Las Piñas Boys Choir and soloist Bernard Caro, baritone Noel Azcona, tenor Ervin Notes Lumauag, and the Festival Orchestra under Eudenice Palaruan will the performers for this event. Also part of the program are the Kasilag Guitar Trio .

The Festival ends with a repeat of the Gala Concert on February 24.

St.Joseph Parish Church, Las Piñas City is located some 10 kilometers south of the center of Manila, 10 minutes away from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). For details, please call 820-0795 or 825-7190, ro send e-mail to info@bambooorgan.org. Also visit http://bambooorgan.org.

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1st Philippine International Guitar Festival

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

January 28 to 31
1st Philippine International Guitar Festival
Cultural Center of the Philippines

For the first time in the Philippines, disciples of the guitar gather as one. Pedagogue and performer Jose Valdez is director of the Festival.

The roster of festival performers will include Steve Lin, Michael Dadap, Perfecto de Castro, Sixto Roxas, and Florante Aguilar. Groups include the Kasilag Guitar Trio, Tabs, UP Guitar Orchestra, and winners of the NAMCYA 2009 Guitar Category. The festival will also feature the Fundacion Centro Flamenco.

Master classes and lectures will be offered on a variety of topics. Talks include:
Building a Performing Career
Flamenco
A Guitarist’s Pain
Jazz Improvisation
Ensemble Playing
Musicality, Intelligence and Technique

The Festival will also feature booths and displays by luthiers and guitar manufacturers.

For more information, please contact Jose Valdez, Festival Director (0917) 5266-377, Phil Valdez (0920) 498-2720, Jenny de Vera at (0915) 921-3440 or send e-mail to visit email philguitarfest@gmail.com. Details are also available at http://philguitarfest.blogspot.com.

Posted in 2010 January, Instrumental, Mixed, Pasay, class/workshop | No Comments »

Dino-Balasico, Magalit in Piano Fantasy

Monday, November 30th, 2009

04 December, Friday | 2000
A Piano Fantasy
Philamlife Auditorium, Manila

JCG Music and Theater Productions presents A Piano Fantasy, featuring Prof. Pia Margarita Dino-Balasico and Prof. Luci Magalit, performing the works of Bach, Chopin, Mozart and Prokofiev.

For ticket information and other details, please call or send text to (0915) 681-4986.

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HK Intl Piano Comp champion in Manila

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

22 October 2009, Thursday | 1900
Mendelssohn, Hiller and Chopin: Music-making among friends
Philam Auditorium, Manila

Jinsang Lee, first prize winner of the Second Hong Kong International Piano Competition, presents a special solo piano recital:

Mendelssohn, Hiller and Chopin: Music-making among friends features the lyrical works of three venerated pianist-composers of the early 19th century. The program includes a selection of Felix Mendelssohn’s Songs without Words, Ferdinand Hiller’s Caprices and Sonata Op. 47, and finally, works by Frederic Chopin—nocturnes and mazurkas bracketed by the less-known Introduction and Varations and Introduction and Rondo.

For ticket reservations, please call ROS Music Store at 440-1021.

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