Saraza headlines PPO’s ‘Concert III: Fantasy’
Violinist Diomedes Saraza Jr takes music lovers on a journey of imagination with the third installment of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO)’s 40th concert season, slated on Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m., at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater.
With his 1972 French violin by Eugene Guinot and Rene Morel, Saraza Jr. will captivate with his exceptional skill and artistry as he effortlessly meets the virtuosic demands of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto op.47, D minor.
For the PPO Concert III, Saraza will perform with the PPO under the baton of acclaimed music director and principal conductor Maestro Grzegorz Nowak.
Currently the PPO’s guest concertmaster and artist-in-residence, Saraza received both his undergraduate and master’s degrees in music from The Juilliard School as a full-tuition scholar. He finished his master’s in musical arts from Yale University. During his time in Yale, Saraza was awarded the Brodus Erle Prize 2016 for best violinist of the school year, and the Alumni Association Prize 2017 for important community initiatives that he led.
Since winning the National Music Competitions for Young Artists in 2002 at age of 12, Saraza has been performing and giving solo recitals both in the Philippines and abroad. He has won international competitions, including New York’s Friday-Woodmere Young Artist Competition and Associated Music Teacher’s League Competition.
Completing the program for the “Concert III: Fantasy,” the PPO will perform Gioachino Rossini’s William Tell Overture and Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 5, op. 64, E minor.
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