Press Announcement:
What a perfect way to spend a romantic
summer evening enjoying the pure sound of four string instruments playing music
in unison. This April 17, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
at the Ayala Museum, join Manila Chamber Orchestra Foundation (MCOF) and Ayala
Museum for an evening with the Philippine premiere of a string quartet, "Quartetto
Espressivo" as the ensemble performs for you two of the most romantic works
for string quartet ever written - Tchaikovsky's nostalgic first string quartet,
and Verdi's heartwarming and the only String Quartet. This concert ends MCOF’s “Chamber
Music Festival”, which opened last February 2013.
Quartetto Espressivo won the first
prize in the National Competition for Young Artists Chamber Music
Category. Each of the four members of
the quartet are winners of the same music competition, and are regular members
of the Manila Symphony Orchestra. The
quartet is composed by violinist Christian Tan, second violinist Sara Maria
Gonzales, Violist Ray Casey Concepcion, and cellist Gerry Graham Gonzales. The ensemble's mains advocacy is perform
Filipino classical compositions in string quartet arrangements to bring further
awareness on, and appreciation for Filipino Art Music.
Tchaikovsky's first string quartet
work is considered the first major great Russian string quartet. Its second movement, famous in its own right,
was based on a folk song heard by the composer whistled by a house
painter. When the quartet was performed
at a Tribute concert for Leo Tolstoy, it was said to have brought Tolstoy to
tears. As a tribute to Giuseppe Verdi on
his birth bi-centennial this year, we present his dramatic and only String
Quartet. Written before the world premiere
of his famous opera Aida, the work demands impeccable technique from its
performers, but filled with beautiful melodies only the King of Opera can
imagine.

For tickets, call Ticketworld at
891-9999, MCOF at 750-0768 or 0920-9540053, and Allan 782-7164 or
0918-3473027.
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