Classical & Opera
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Cecile Licad’s tones of home
A Hamburg Steinway on the Banaue Rice Terraces, paksiw every morning, and the word motorsiklo written where accelerando should be.
Bringing out the opera in us
Four days of masterclasses at the Metropolitan Theater: Progetto Puccini argues that opera was never foreign to a country that sings mid-sentence.
Kaye Tinga: ‘The CCP is more than just a building; it is a brand, a living entity.’
‘The CCP is really more than just a building; it is a living entity that encompasses everything about art and culture in our country.’
Cecile Licad on concert memories and the loss of a soulmate
It was an emotional moment for Anton Huang when Licad dedicated the Schumann-Liszt piece to Nedy Tantoco. ‘Sad that it was actually my mom’s last concert.’
Steinway artist Joja Wendt plays boogie-woogie & Beethoven (with flying bumblebees in between)
The German pianist who swings from boogie-woogie to Beethoven, in Manila for Steinway & Sons’ The Artistry in Modern Precision at PGA Cars.