PHILIPPINE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA “FORTE” – PPO 40th Concert Season
PHILIPPINE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA “FORTE” – PPO 40th Concert Season
PHILIPPINE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA “FORTE” – PPO 40th Concert Season
PRESENTED BY:
The Cultural Center of the Philippines
DATE/TIME/VENUE:
September 2024 – April 2025 | 7:30 PM
CCP @ Samsung Performing Arts Theater
DESCRIPTION:
The Cultural Center of the Philippines proudly presents the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) in FORTE, the 40th Concert Season of the country’s leading orchestra. Celebrating four decades of musical excellence, this landmark season highlights a dynamic program featuring both classical masterpieces and newly commissioned works. Running from September 2024 to April 2025, FORTE will showcase a distinguished roster of international and Filipino soloists, all under the baton of Maestro Grzegorz Nowak, the PPO’s Music Director and Principal Conductor. This milestone celebration promises a memorable and uplifting classical music experience for all music lovers.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Section |
Ticket Price (Retail) |
Subscription Rates | |
7 Concerts
(40% Discount) |
4 Concerts
(25% Discount) |
||
Orchestra Center | Php 3,000 | Php 12,600 | Php 9,000 |
Orchestra Sides | Php 2,500 | Php 10,500 | Php 7,500 |
Loge Center | Php 2,000 | Php 8,400 | Php 6,000 |
Loge Sides | Php 1,500 | Php 6,300 | Php 4,500 |
Balcony (for Junior Subscribers) | Php 1,500 | Php 1,000 |
Discounts:
20% for Senior Citizens, PWD, Government & Military Personnel, and Athletes
Subscription:
Fill out the [subscription form (link)] and email to salesandpromotions@culturalcenter.gov.ph.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1K4y9sOyd2yalanLBgT_eguxWNUl57s8t?usp=sharing
For ticket inquiries, group discounts, and subscriptions:
- Call the CCP Box Office at + 63 931 033 0880 or email
salesandpromotions@culturalcenter.gov.ph.
- Call TicketWorld at 09175506997 (Globe) / 09999545922 (Smart), or visit
https://premier.ticketworld.com.ph/
ABOUT THE PHILIPPINE PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA:
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra is the country’s leading orchestra. It was established in 1973 as the CCP Philharmonic Orchestra, which was originally intended to accompany performing artists at the CCP Main Theater. In 1979, it was reorganized through the efforts of former First Lady Imelda R. Marcos together with Maestro Oscar C. Yatco. The PPO has since collaborated with renowned Filipino and foreign artists either as soloists or conductors. It continues to promote music appreciation among Filipinos through its regional outreach concerts and workshops. The PPO is now headed by its new Music Director and Principal Conductor, Maestro Grzegorz Nowak.
ABOUT THE CONDUCTOR:
GRZEGORZ NOWAK
Music Director and Principal Conductor
Polish conductor Grzegorz Nowak is the new Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra. A much-sought-after conductor with a long career in opera and concerts, Maestro Nowak is a highly-esteemed Permanent Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London. He was the music director of the Polish National Opera in Warsaw, Poland, from 2017 to 2020, and other orchestras in Poland, Germany, Switzerland, and the USA. For years, he was able to record orchestral music in over 80 CDs that have received awards and 5-star ratings.
Grzegorz Nowak’s career propelled to international level after he won various prestigious awards and prizes. He has performed alongside many of the most widely respected soloists of our time, including Martha Argerich, Yefim Bronfman, Nigel Kennedy, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Mstislav Rostropovich, Gil Shaham and Krystian Zimerman, and has worked with such singers as Janet Baker, Kathleen Battle, Marilyn Horne, Gwyneth Jones, Sherrill Milnes and Anja Silja.
PPO 40th SEASON REPERTOIRE:
CONCERT I – FIESTA!
September 27, 2024 | 7:30 PM | Samsung Performing Arts Theater
Jeffrey Ching Fiesta Contrapuntistica
(40th PPO Concert Season Composer-in-Residence)
Max Bruch Violin Concerto no.1, op.26, G minor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben, op.40
CONCERT II – TRIUMPH
Novermber 15, 2024 | 7:30 PM | Samsung Performing Arts Theater
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol, op.34
Edward Elgar Cello Concerto, op.85, E minor
Sara Sant’ Ambrogio, cello
Robert Schumann Symphony no. 2, op.61, C Major
CONCERT III – FANTASY
December 6, 2024 | 7:30 PM | Samsung Performing Arts Theater
Gioacchino Rossini William Tell Overture
Camille Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto no. 3, op. 61, B minor
Andrea Obiso, violin
Peter Illich Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 5
CONCERT IV – EUROPA
January 17, 2025 | 7:30 PM | Samsung Performing Arts Theater
Zoltán Kodály Dance of Galanta
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto No. 1
David Radzynski, violin
Antonin Dvořák Symphony no. 8, op.88, G Major
CONCERT V – HOPE
February 14, 2025 | 7:30 PM | Metropolitan Theater
Wings of Hope: Warsaw-Manila Peace Tribute
Visuals by Adam Ustynowicz
Richard Addinsell Warsaw Concerto
Konrad Binienda, piano
Andrzej Panufnik Heroic Overture
Andrzej Panufnik Tragic Overture
Roxanna Panufnik Wings of Hope (commissioned work)
Frederic Chopin Allegro de concert (orch. Konrad Binienda)
Konrad Binienda, piano
Henryk Górecki Symphony of Sorrowful Songs,
Małgorzata Trojanowska, soprano
CONCERT VI – HOMECOMING
March 14, 2025 | 7:30 PM | Samsung Performing Arts Theater
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Miške (In The Forest)
(Lithuanian composer’s 150th
Anniversary)
Franz Liszt Totentanz
Rowena Arrieta, piano
Johannes Brahms Symphony no. 4, op. 98, E minor
CONCERT VII – FINALE
April 11, 2025 | 7:30 PM | Samsung Performing Arts Theater
Jeffrey Ching Commissioned Work
Dmitri Shostakovich Violin Concerto no.1
Diomedes Sazara Jr, violin
(40th PPO Concert Season Concertmaster,
Artist-in-Residence)
Witold Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra
NOTE: Dates and venue are subject to change.