Cristine Coyiuto and Caitlin Coyiuto in ‘Enchanting Ravel and Rodrigo’
MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Manila Concert Orchestra (MMCO), Asia’s emerging modern orchestra, presents veteran pianist Cristine Coyiuto and daughter Caitlin in “Enchanting Ravel and Rodrigo” on Jan. 8, 2016, 7:30 p.m. at which will be held on Cultural Center of the Philippines Little Theater.
The show is the third concert of its 15th Crystal Anniversary Concert Season under the baton of composer-conductor Josefino Chino Toledo.
Known in local music circles as the “Poetess of the Piano,” Cristine will perform with MMCO the Maurice Ravel Concerto in G-Major in tandem with daughter Caitlin, a rising star-flute soloist, who has chosen to play Joaquin Rodrigo’s Fantasia para un Gentilhombre.
The concert is for the benefit of the Down Syndrome Association of the Philippines Inc.
Tickets are available at Ticketworld, 891-9999.
For inquiries, call 216-6487 or SMS 0917-5335747.
The next MMCO concerts to be held at the CCP Little Theater are MMCO’s Valentine offering “The Amazing Brahms” featuring Brahms Concerto No. 1 to be performed by New York-based virtuoso pianist Jose Artemio “Archie” Panganiban III on Feb. 5, 2016; and “The Magnificent Rachmaninoff,” featuring Berlin-based virtuoso pianist Dr. Abelardo Galang II who will perform one of the grandest concerti of the century, the Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 3, on June 10, 2016.