Providing an avenue for the Filipino performing artists.
29/04/2025
Cultural Arts Events Organizer and Double Pentagon Concerts together with Yamaha Music Greenhills present MAURICE RAVEL 2025. A series of four concerts devoted to the work of the French impressionist as we celebrate his birth anniversary this year.
Time : 7 pm Saturday, July 19, 2025
Venue : Yamaha Music Greenhills, 2/f LGI Building, Ortigas Avenue, Greenhills, San Juan City.
Ticket Price : P1500.00 (regular), P 1200.00 (senior/student/pwd)
Where to purchase tickets : CAEO at tel. no. 0920-954-0053, 0918-347-3027, 0916-726-5584 or through Ticket2Me.net and www.veniccio.com.
The program:
Miroirs
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Gaspard de la nuit
The artists:
MICHAEL ANGELO N. VALENCIANO is one of the most promising young pianist and collaborating artist in the country. Michael started taking piano lessons at the age of 5 in the Naval Base of Yokosuka, Japan but had to stop after two years when his family moved to the Philippines. After a brief period of self study in 2010, he continued his piano studies at the Universidad de Santa Isabel in Naga City under Ms. Mildreth Cortez and Mrs. Julianita Gonzales, giving his first solo recital in 2015 at the age of 16.
He later pursued his music degree under the tutelage of Associate Professor Najib Ismail at the UST Conservatory of Music where he placed 3rd in the Bach Competition as a freshman while enjoying a private scholarship from the Lisa Zheng Foundation and later from the Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines (FCCP).
A multi-awarded pianist himself, he has displayed an array of musical accomplishments including: Second Prize in the National Music Competitions for Young Artists 2018, Third Prize in the Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines Romantic and Kasilag Competiton 2019, First Prize in the Kayserburg International Piano Competition 2019, First Prize in the New York Performer’s Prize International Competition 2021 (Piano Division), Top Prize Winner in the Piano Teachers’ Guild of the Philippines Beethoven and Beyond Competition 2021, Special Prize in the Sugree Charoensook International Music Competition 2021, and First Prize in the Four Notes International Piano Competition 2021.
He was also conferred the Benavides Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Santo Tomas for his achievement in the Kayserburg International Piano Competition 2019 for winning First Prize.
To further his growth as a pianist, he also participated in masterclasses given by Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz, Carmencita Aspiras, Fr. Manuel Maramba, Ross Salvosa, Rolf-Dieter Arens, and many more.
This year, he was conferred the Ani ng Dangal Award given by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) for his achievement in winning First Prize in the New York Performer’s Prize International Competition in 2021.
BENEDICT MAGBOO began playing the piano at 4 years old. He started taking formal piano lessons when he was 9 in his hometown, under the tutelage of Ms. Mary Jane-Male. He is an alumnus of the Philippine High School for the Arts, Batch 2023, under the teaching of Professor Anthony Yu Say. He is currently studying at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music, also under Professor Say. He has highly placed in several national and international competitions, with the most notable, First Prize of the National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) 2022; the PTGPFI Piano Competition 2024 claiming First Prize in the Category B2 Filipino Pieces, and Second Prize in the Category B2 Etudes.
DANICA MAE ANTAZO stands out as a vibrant, profound and prodigious pianist graduating in 2017 with a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Cum laude from the University of the Philippines, College of Music under the tutelage of Prof. Pia Margarita D. Balasico. A consistent scholar, she was the recipient of the Regalado Jose Grant and the Friends of Cultural Concerns of the Philippines Piano Scholarship.
In 2015, she was a featured soloist of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines under the baton of Prof. Herminigildo Ranera.
The following year, she was the featured performer in a solo recital at Steinway Boutique Manila. She participated in music festivals and had master classes under well-known pedagogues such as Prof. Christopher Elton, Prof. Benjamin Loh, Prof. Mikhail Pethukov, Prof. Pascal Nemirovski and Mr. Sasha Starcevich at the Music Fest Perugia in Italy, Dr. Milan Franek in Vienna Musik Academy, Dozent Heribert Koch in Duren, Germany, Maestro Jean François Heisser and Mr. Chu Wanghua, composer of the Yellow River Concerto in Soochow University in Suzhou, China.
Danica Mae Antazo is also a prize winner of several piano competitions - 3rd place, Ensemble Competition of Piano Teacher's Guild of the Philippines (2013), 1st place, National Music Competition for Young Artists (2014); 3rd place, Etude Competition of the Piano Teacher's Guild of the Philippines (2015); 2nd place, Saliwan Piano Accompaniment Competition held at the UP College of Music (2015); 1st place, Piano Sonata/Sonatina competition of the Piano Teacher's Guild of the Philippines(2017) and 3rd place, National Music Competition for Young Artists Senior Category and Best Interpretation of the Contest Piece "Within" composed by Prof. Josefino Toledo (2017).
In 2018, she enrolled in the Artist Diploma in Piano Performance at Soochow University under prominent pedagogue, Dr. Angela Cholakian. Under her tutelage, Danica was able to hone her musical skills further and performed as featured soloist the Yellow River Piano Concerto with the Soochow University Symphony Orchestra. Under Dr. Angela Cholakian’s mentorship and guidance, she pursued her Master’s degree in 2019. Danica won First Prize in the 2019 Soochow University Concerto Competition.
Danica Mae Antazo is a recent graduate of a Master of Fine Arts Major in Piano Performance from Soochow University in Suzhou, China.
