Manila music lovers are in for another unforgettable musical evening as Maestro Darrell Ang, a fast rising international young conductor will perform with the Manila Symphony Orchestra in MCO Foundation’s “Mostly Mozart 2014” concert on July 11, 8:00 PM at the Phil. Stock Exchange Auditorium,Tektite Tower, Ortigas Business District, Pasig City.
Concert includes the performance of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony, Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 23 K. 488 with pianist Cristine Coyiuto, who is known for her “impeccable musicality and rich velvety touch”. Featured also will be the only Filipino singer to have sung in a number of important opera houses in the world — the country’s premier tenor, Arthur Espiritu, who will share some of his favorite Mozart compositions to promise an evening of vocal pyrotechnics in the Philippine premiere of Mozart’s Concert Aria – misero, o sogno, and an aria from his obscure opera “Il Sogno di Sciopone”. Maestro Ang is also donating his artist’s fee to benefit the MCOF’s “Young Artists Development Program” and to Habitat for the rehabilitation of victims of Yolanda.
Meastro Darrell Ang has gained widespread attention for his compelling podium authority and his authoritative reading of symphonic repertoire especially the masterpieces of French and Russian composers. Born in Singapore, he plays the piano, violin and bassoon. He studied composition with Leong Yoon Pin, whom Singapore named as “Father of Composers”, who is also the protégé of Nadia Boulanger in Paris. He graduated summa cum laude in orchestral conducting at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory, his Masters at the Yale University, and was trained under famous conductors including Jorma Panula, Lorin Maazel, Esa-Pekka Salonene, Vladimir Jurowski and Sir Colin Davis.
In 2007, he swept the Grand Prize, the Audience Prize and the Orchestra Prizeat the Besancon International Young Conductor’s Competition which was presided over by some of the top conductors of our time including Michel Plasson, Yan Pascal Tortelier and Yoel Levei. He also won the Toscanini International Competition, the Antonio Pedrotti International Competition, and was awarded by the Allianz Cultural Foundation Conductors’ Award, similar to Gustavo Dudamel, which allowed him to conduct the legendary Philharmonia Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
He is now the Music Director of the Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne since 2012. He is also a regular guest with Orchestre National de Lyon, Orchestre Philharmonique du Strasbourg, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra Filarmonica “Arturo Toscanini”, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano, Wiener Kammerorchester, the Konzerthaus orchester Berlin to name a few.
Listed in HER World Magazine alongside with Barack Obama and Iron Man 3-director Jon Favreau as one of Asia’s “50 Men We Love”, he became the symbol of the dynamism to the young musicians of today. He was also awarded with Tatler Cultural Leadership Award and was featured in Channel News Asia, Russian News channel Novosti and whose life-story was subject of a TV documentary in Singapore.
This concert is part of MCO Foundation’s 29th Season of Performances. The MCOF, established in 1985, has a mission of promoting classical music. Every year the MCO Foundation selects some of the most promising young artists, who are given the endorsement, performance opportunities, and exposure to a wider public. Oftentimes, the recitals of young artists under the MCOF aegis have become the artists’ official debut as performers. This program also offers workshops and masterclasses by master artists to students and teachers to help them hone their craft.
This concert is made possible in partnership with Ayala Museum, Lyric Piano, BusinessWorld, Her Words, and HighLife. For tickets, please call TicketWorld 891-9999, MCO Foundation at (750-0768, 0920-9540053) and CAEO (782-7164 or 0918-3473027).
