Press Release:
After the success of the first concert of the series which
featured tenor Arthur Espiritu and pianist Najib Ismail, the MCO Foundation and
Ayala Museum invite you again to another enchanting chamber music evening
featuring two of the most loved chamber music written - the dramatic 3rd
Piano Trio of Dvorak and the exquisite Four Seasons of Piazzolla
in a concert entitled “Turning Point: A Chamber Music Evening” on March 6,
2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Ayala Museum. Featured artists are some
of the country's finest musicians headed by pianist Mary Anne
Espina, violinist Gina Medina; and a new sensational, young cellist making
waves in the international music scene, -Guo Qiele.
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| Gina Medina |
Repertoire includes Antonín Leopold Dvořák’s “Third Piano
Trio”, which is considered his most dramatic and passionate chamber music
composition. This work is a product of a
series of disappointments including rejections from fellow composers, the death
of his mother, and beginning of Dvorak’s musical friendship with Johannes
Brahms. Brahms had a lasting influence on Dvorak. This work placed Dvorak among
the league of great composer. Another
featured work is Astor Piazzolla’s “Four Seasons”, which After graduating from
the Nadia Boulanger in Paris, Piazzolla returned to Buenos Aires to form a new
tango ensemble mixing the traditional instruments with modern electric guitars..
He began composing in a style influenced by jazz and avant garde art music, and
was dubbed tango nuevo. “Four Seasons” depicts the cycle of life in each of the
four seasons of Buenos Aires but focusing on the urban nightlife throughout the
year.
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| Mary Anne Espina |
Leading the group is the two-time Aliw Awardee for the Best Instrumentalist
Category, pianist Mary Anne Espina. Known for her excellence in
chamber music, she is one of the most sought after collaborating artists in the
country today. She has teamed up with violinist Frederic Pellassy of
France, Violinist Hagai Shaham of Israel, Russian
violinist Anastacia Chebotareva, the winner of Tchaikovsky and Paganini
Competition, Sopranos Joan Gibbons, Kaori Sato, Leigh Adolph to name
but a few. Likewise, distinguished Gina
Medina has gained a vital seat in the Philippines' classical music circle
as an admired violinist for both solo and chamber music concerts. She
has performed with distinguished artists including pianist Nena del Rosario,
violinist Chino Bolipara, cellist Willie Pasamba, Renato Lucas to name a
few. She is currently the concert master of the Manila Symphony
Orchestra. The sensational 16-year old Chinese cellist Guo Qiele was
named one of the "Ten Talented Young Artists of China" when he was
only 14. Two years later, he took part in a national cello
competition "Ai qin bei" and won the 2nd prize. Currently
he is the prized student of world reknowned Cellist Qin Li Wei in Singapore.
(Cellist Qin Li Wei has given a concert under the aegis of the MCO Foundation
where he received numerous standing ovations in fully-attended concert.) Quile
regularly participates in masterclasses including the one conducted by
pedagogue Frans Helmerson, Louis Claret and Luise Hopkins. He is a
regular member of the Sichuan Symphony Orchestra and the Yong Siew Toh
Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra in Singapore.
For tickets, call Ticketworld at 891-9999, MCOF
at 750-0768 or 0920-954-0053, Allan (782-7164 or 0918-347-3027).
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