The Manila Symphony Orchestra Foundation, Inc. announced that for the MSO Centennial Season, it is slated to hold “Concert II – From Mozart to Mahler” on May 30, Saturday, from 7:30PM at the Proscenium Theater in Makati City.
The concert is supported by Standard Insurance, along with EastWest Bank, the Austrian Embassy and University of Santo Tomas.
Led by Venezuelan conductor Joshua Dos Santos, the MSO’s Centennial Season program is said to move from the refined discipline of classical style to the emotional breadth of the late Romantic symphony.
The evening will open with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante in E-flat, K. 364 for violin and viola, a work celebrated for its technical precision.
The piece will feature rising Filipino artists Emanuel John Villarin (violin) and Christian Wrona (viola), whose musical dialogue reflects the expressive restraints of Mozart’s music.
The program will culminate in Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, a work that demands expressive depth. Expansive in scale and rich in emotional contrasts, Mahler’s symphony transforms simple melodies, challenging both the orchestra and the audience with its intensity.
The MSO will be joined by selected members of the UST Symphony Orchestra in a side-by-side performance to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the UST Conservatory of Music, as many past and current MSO musicians have been connected to UST as students and faculty members.
From classical to romantic, “From Mozart to Mahler” will highlight “the versatility of the Manila Symphony Orchestra and its scholars as they continue their journey through the 100th season.”
Joshua Dos Santos, guest conductor, is an internationally celebrated conductor whose career has spanned Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Trained in Venezuela’s legendary El Sistema tradition, he began music at age three and made his conducting debut at sixteen under the mentorship of Maestro José Antonio Abreu. Appointed Music Director of the Vargas Youth Orchestra in 2001, he later led the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Carabobo, earning major acclaim during its tour of France for his powerful interpretations of Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.
Emanuel John Villarin, violin, is an award-winning violinist and Hanns Eisler scholar. An student at the Universität für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin and first prize winner of the New York Young Performers Prize (2021) and NAMCYA (2020), he is an acclaimed Filipino violinist and MSJO-Standard Insurance scholar, performing on a master-crafted Gencer Cerit Eskisehir violin.
Christian Wrona, viola, is a Filipino-Canadian violist and Hanns Eisler scholar. Currently studying at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, Christian is an Asian Youth Orchestra alumnus, mentored by renowned artists including Tabea Zimmermann and Kim Kashkashian.
The University of Santo Tomas Symphony Orchestra (USTSO), established in 1927, is a distinguished ensemble within the UST Conservatory of Music. It holds the unique distinction of being the only all-student symphony orchestra in the Philippines. Under the baton of Assoc. Prof. Herminigildo Ranera, the orchestra has showcased a diverse repertoire, ranging from classical masterpieces to contemporary works.
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