For the Sept. 19 recital, Damodar will use a cello made by George Gerl, a winner in the Luthier Competition in Germany, given by Mr. Ernesto Echauz of Standard Insurance Co. Inc. Mariel Ilusorio will be playing on a newly restored 1904 Steinway New York grand piano considered rare in the Steinway & Sons catalog.
After the nomination deadline for National Artists closed last June 30, 2024, several organizations revealed their nominees for National Artists in various categories.
The screenings of Jose Rizal and Bona are Cinemalaya’s tribute to the country’s cinema icons.
The Gospel of the Beast is a grim portrait of rural young men drawn into violence by poverty.
Zenaida “Nedy” R. Tantoco -- patron of the arts and one of the moving spirits behind above-mentioned landmark musical events -- will be given a special musical tribute on her 78th birthday on July 20, 2024, 7:15 p.m. at the CCP Black Box Theater.
Moro is another well-nuanced look at a typical Muslim family plagued by both family feuds and the recurring conflict between rebels and the military.
The music news of the week is that Filipino-Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski as the 9th and the youngest music director designate of the Hong Kong Philharmonic (HK Phil).
Just a few days after their sendoff concert in Manila last June 27, the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (MSJO) under the baton of Jeffrey Solares was awarded the gold prize plus the Grand Prix in the 13th Bratislava International Youth Music in Slovakia July 4.
Island painter Alma Ang from Virac, Catanduanes is in two art exhibits in Metro Manila.
The first week of the humid and infernal month of May yielded outstanding performances and great soloists involving two orchestral ensembles and an all-Bach cello recital.
