The metamorphosis of Diomedes Saraza, Jr.
Violinist Diomedes Saraza, Jr. reaches a full musical cycle when he reprises the Sibelius violin concerto as soloist of the Philippine Philharmonic under the baton of Chinese conductor Haoran Li.
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The impeccable sound of Diomedes Saraza, Jr.
By PABLO A. TARIMAN Photo by Kiko Cabuena WEDNESDAY night at the CCP, violinist Diomedes Saraza, Jr. treated his recital audience to an evening of Bach and Beethoven and with a contemporary piece written by an American pianist thrown in. The first piece is a Bach’s Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV1005.
Pinoy violin wizard is an Obama awardee
MANY Filipinos do not know that 19-year-old violinist Diomedes Saraza, Jr., the latest star soloist of the prestigious Juilliard School in New York, is the first Filipino Outstanding Academic Achievement awardee of U.S. President Barack Obama’s Education Awards Program.
