AFTER almost two years of absence from doing live performances, the country’s leading orchestra, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) is back on the in-person tracks.
This was announced yesterday by Arsenio “Nick” Lizaso, President of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and prime mover of bringing classical music to the grassroots, one of them the PPO concerts in many parts of the archipelago.
“I am happy to announce that the live performances of PPO is back on December 3, 2021 at the Philpost building in Liwasang Bonifacio,” declared Lizaso in a virtual presscon for the PPO Recital Series.
The PPO Recital Series will see an online action to be held from November 2021 to June 2022 in view of the ongoing pandemic. Despite the situation, the PPO continues to seek alternative ways to serenade audiences with classical music.
The first recital opens with flutist Hercules Santiago performing “Otar Taktakishvili’s Sonata” for Flute and Piano on November 26.
The second recital features clarinetist Ariel Sta. Ana as he renders Robert Schumann’s “Fantasiestucke Op. 73” and Michele Mangani’s “Pagina d’ Album” for Clarinet and Piano on December 31.
French horn player Ernani Pascual welcomes the New Year with the third recital as he interprets Hermann Eichborn’s “Sonate fur Waldhorn und Klaiver, op. 71” on January 28, 2022.
The fourth recital puts trumpet player Glober Calambro on spotlight as he performs Paul Hindemith’s “Sonate” on February 25.
The fifth recital centers on cellist Giancarlo Gonzales with a rendition of Claude Debussy’s “Cello Sonata” and Svante Henryson’s “Black Run” on March 25.
The sixth recital continues with violinist Dino Akira Decena interpreting two works by NicanorAbelardo: “Sonata for Violin and Piano”, and “Romanza” on April 29.
The seventh recital focuses on viola player Rey Casey Concepcionas he renders Paul Hindemith’s “Viola Sonata Op. 11, No. 4” and Max Bruch’s “Romanze Op. 85” on May 27.
Contrabass player Ariston Payte III closes the recital series with a performance of Adolf Misek’s “Sonata No. 2, Op. 6” on June 24, 2022.
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