Friday night (January 17) at the Samsung Theater for the Performing Arts in Circuit Makati. As the country reels from uglier revelations on the misuse of confidential funds, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) offered a strong musical medication consisting of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto No.
Friday night at the Samsung Theater for the Performing Arts in Circuit Makati. As the country reels from uglier revelations on the misuse of confidential funds, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra offered a strong musical medication consisting of Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto No. 1 and Antonin Dvorak’s Symphony No. 8.
It didn’t take too long for the audience to realize that the national orchestra had a star soloist on Friday night. Gawad CCP Awardee for Sculpture Julie Lluch enthused: “Good Lord! Aylen Pritchin made me cry tears of joy! He was flawless and had such clarity and purity of tone and overall technical excellence. A super memorable night indeed!”Her companion, Omar Rahaman, reminded her, “You also said that in the last PPO concert.”
American violinist and conductor Joshua Bell has compared playing the last movement of the concerto to “running the four-minute mile.” The resident conductor also announced a tour of nine cities of the United Kingdom beginning May 15. It starts in the Birmingham Symphony Hall at 7:30 p.m., with composer in residence Jeffrey Ching commissioned to introduce new works.The Kodaly opening number was a big treat for composer Conrado del Rosario, who traveled all the way from Angeles City, Pampanga, to watch the PPO concert.
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