The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) enveloping itself in a new sparkling sound
18. March 2010 at the CCP, Metro Manila
Back in 1985 Aries Caces, who while studying at the Music College of UST in
Manila, was invited by the then Ambassador of
Austria Dr. Friedrich Posch to continue his studies in Graz and
later at the Music College in Vienna. He graduated in piano with Prof. Paul Badura-Skoda,
then with Prof. Roland Keller, then
completing chamber music with Prof. Georg Ebert before finishing
his third post graduate in
Conducting under the tutelage of Prof. Uros Lajovic in 1999. Now,
ten years later, Caces stands on the faculty of this very
College himself. Last year he received an invitation to return
to his home country as resident conductor of the Philippine
Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO).
Due to outside politics the PPO has had its ups and downs over the past 30 years, but as
this concert has clearly shown, it has the ability to outperform
itself, especially with somebody at the baton, who does not
conduct for the media but for his musicians, and who has the fiery enthusiasm to give
back to his country, what he had received at College in the 14 years
as a student. It stands without doubt, this man's career has
yet a long way to go.
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What the Press has to say
Isis Concert Group is most pleased to introduce two new artists to our web site:
Madrid-born coloratura soprano Pilar JURADO
A much acclaimed and well travelled artist who can not only sing, but
who has also made herself quite
a name as a composer. The French daily Le Monde wrote "
she stood out from the cast with the beauty of her voice, the precision of her coloratura,
the quality of her vibrato and her presence on stage" and
The Washington Post commented "she enchanted the audience with
her earthy voice and emotional range .. no less than a star". In 2008, she was
commissioned to write an opera for the Teatro Real de Madrid with the request, that she should
interpret one of her own characters, thus becoming the first woman composer for this theatre,
who will watch her opera premiere from the stage.
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Biography of Pilar Jurado
Zagreb-born cellist Jelena OČIĆ
Her play met standing ovations on three continents. Energetic, poetic, virtuoso,
she unfolds a rich kaleidoscope of colours and emotions. Bernard Greenhouse, founding cellist of the
Beaux Arts Trio, lauds her as "one of the most remarkable cello talents today". The late
Siegfried Palm,
a major figure in 20th century music, called her "one of the most promising interpreters of New Music". Jelena is sharing the class
for violoncello with her husband Prof. Michael Flaksman who is
Vice President at the Music College in Mannheim, Germany.
She is under contract with the Challenge
Classics Label.
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Biography of Jelena Očić
Respectfully,
Tom Frinta
http://Isis-Concert-Group.com
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