Founded in 1973 as an accompanying orchestra of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, the Philippine Philharmonic -- as it was known since 1982 – has evolved since the time of its first music conductor, Maestro Luis Valencia.
By Pablo A. Tariman There is a virtual feast of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the Cultural Center of the Philippines as the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under Maestro Yoshikazu Fukumura mounts one version on Friday, October 14, 2016 and another performance the following day, October 15, 2016 this time with the ABS CBN Philharmonic
