By PABLO A. TARIMAN WHEN a music critic referred to him as a “dazzling pianist” during his graduation recital at the Philippine High School for the Arts many years back, it seemed that Oliver Salonga’s winning streak was sealed He won the University of the Philippines Concerto Competition with Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2,
By PABLO A. TARIMAN THE gift of being an artist comes with a price. When the Manila Symphony Orchestra performs at the UP Abelardo Hall in Diliman, Quezon City on Tuesday, August 20 ( 7 p.m.), concert-goers will be treated to a music honed by struggles and triumphs. Many of MSO members are winners of
WHEN he walks towards the stage, young pianist Oliver Salonga traipses on light toes despite his heft. One wonders if the name he uses for his email, keroberong, is a sound-alike Filipinized version of care bears.
