Double Pentagon Concerts

11/05/2026

Cultural Arts Events Organizer together with Double Pentagon Concerts and Manila Pianos Inc. present Young Artist Series 2026 with Michael Valenciano in a solo piano recital.

📅: 7 pm Friday, June 5, 2026.
🎹: Manila Pianos Showroom, 4/f Ronac Lifestyle Center, Paseo de Magallanes, Makati City.

🎟: Regular P 1500.00, Senior/Students/PWD P 1200.00.

📌: For ticket inquiries, please contact CAEO at 0920-954-0053 or 0918-346-3026, email [email protected], or visit www.veneccio.com.

The program :
L. V. Beethoven : Piano Sonata No. 18 in E♭ major, Op. 31, No. 3
M. Ravel : Oiseaux tristes from Miroirs
M. Ravel : Une barque sur l'océan from Miroirs
M. Ravel : Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs
F Buencamino Sr. : Damdamin
F Buencamino Sr. : Ang Larawan
R. Schumann : Symphonic Études, Op. 13

The artist :
Michael Valenciano is widely regarded as one of the country’s most promising young pianists today. An award-winning performer, he has distinguished himself in major competitions and has appeared extensively as both a recitalist and collaborative artist.

He earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance from the University of Santo Tomas under the tutelage of Associate Professor Najib Ismail. He is a scholar of the Lisa Zheng Foundation and the Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines (FCCP).

Valenciano is a two-time prizewinner at the National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA), receiving recognition in 2018 and 2023. In 2019, he won First Prize at the Kayserburg International Piano Competition, an achievement that earned him the Benavides Award for Outstanding Achievement at the UST Awards. In 2021, he secured First Prize at the New York Young Performers’ Prize Competition. In recognition of his international accomplishments, he was invited to Malacañang Palace in 2023, where he received the Ani ng Dangal Award for Music from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA).

Valenciano has steadily built his artistic career through numerous solo and collaborative performances across the Philippines. His engagements range from solo recitals and chamber music projects to vocal collaborations, reflecting his versatility and commitment to a broad and dynamic repertoire

10/05/2026

Cultural Arts Events Organizer together with Double Pentagon Concerts and Manila Pianos Inc. present Raul Sunico in The Soulful Pianist.

📅: 7 pm Saturday, May 30, 2026.
🎹: Manila Pianos Showroom, 4/f Ronac Lifestyle Center, Paseo de Magallanes, Makati City.

🎟: Sponsor tickets P 5,000.00, Left side P 2,500.00, Right side P 2,000.00. Senior/PWD less 20%, students less 50 % discount.

📌: For ticket reservations, call Cultural Arts Events Organizer at 0918-3473027 or 0920-9540053.

The program:
● J.S. Bach/J. Brahms : Chaconne in Dm for Solo Violin (Transcribed for Piano Left Hand)
● F. Chopin : Barcarolle in F #, op. 60
● R. Wagner/F. Liszt : Liebestod (from ‘Tristan und Isolde’)
● S. Rachmaninoff : Prelude in Bm, op. 32 no. 10
● S. Rachmaninoff : Prelude in G , op. 32 no. 12
● S. Rachmaninoff : Prelude in G, op. 32 no. 5
● S. Rachmaninoff : Prelude in Bb, op. 23 no. 2
● A. Scriabin : Sonata no. 5 in F #, op. 53
● A. Scriabin : Etude in C , op. 2 no. 1
● A. Scriabin : Etude in C , op. 42 no. 5
● A. Scriabin : Etude in D , op. 8 no. 12
● C. Debussy : La Plus que Lente
● M. Ravel : La Valse

The artist:
Raul Sunico, international pianist, arranger, educator, administrator, and recording artist is the only Filipino pianist in the world to perform all four Rachmaninoff concertos in a single evening on two separate occasions, and the three Tchaikovsky piano concertos, likewise, in a single concert.

A Steinway artist and former president of the CCP and the UST Conservatory of Music, he is presently the Dean of St Paul College of Music of the Performing Arts. Sunico has obtained the following degrees : Bachelor of Music (cum laude), Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Master of Statistics from the University of the Philippines; Master of Music from the Juilliard School ( New York); Doctorate Degree in Piano and Doctor of Humanties ( honoris causa) from the Far Eastern University.

He has concertized in more than 25 countries in North America, Europe, Middle East, Australia, and Asia and was soloist with the Moscow, Szczecin, Transylvania, Ottawa, Vietnam, Tokyo Sinfonia, and most Philippine orchestras. He has recorded more than 50 CDs featuring classical Filipino music, popular music, and collaborative music.

10/05/2026

10/05/2026

ATM : Raki Gendrano with MOZART Piano Sonatas Cycle no. 1.

09/05/2026

A quartet of double basses is a rare sight, but 𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒐 𝑲𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒐 aims to begin changing that. The UST Conservatory alums— Rei Benedict Francia, John Cerwin Salaguinto, Mark Aaron Salcedo and Dulcisimo Singagote Terrado Jr— join DZFE's Tiffany in a lively interview this MAESTRO FILIPINO (Sat 1200, Sun 2400, Thu 2000), and we hear their performances of music written for and transcribed for their prodigious instrument, captured in their off-campus concert debut in April.

08/05/2026

Mozart Piano Sonata Cycle No. 1 with Raki Gendrano this coming Sunday, May 10 at 6 pm. Manila Pianos showroom. Tickets available at the gate.

04/05/2026

This Sunday starts the MOZART Piano Sonatas Cycle of Raki Gendrano at Manila Pianos. See poster for details.

Double Pentagon Concerts and Manila Pianos Inc. present Reynaldo Reyes Gendrano in a traversal of the complete piano sonatas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. First concert of the cycle will be on Sunday, May 10 at 6 pm.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s piano sonatas were composed between 1773 to 1788, a period in which his style matured at a truly remarkable rate. The earliest sonatas are very much in the style of Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach while the late sonatas have the influence of Haydn. In some passages even predicting Beethoven. The years coincided with the development of the pianoforte from a novelty and experimental instrument, to the stage where it’s power and range provided composers with a hitherto undreamed palate of colours and expression. Mozart exploited the new instruments to maximum effect in his concertos and his sonatas.

🎹: Manila Pianos Showroom, 4/f Ronac Lifestyle Center, Paseo de Magallanes, Makati City.

🎟: Season ticket : 4 concerts for P 2,500.00 (one price for all)
🎟: Regular ticket : P 1000.00 (regular), P 800.00 (senior/student/pwd)

📌: For ticket purchase, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝟬𝟵𝟭𝟳-𝟰𝟭𝟱-𝟴𝟴𝟳𝟲 (𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦.). 𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 "𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚 - RAKI" 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙭.

📲: 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 0917-415-8876.

The program :
1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, K. 279 / 189d
2. Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K. 280/189e
3. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B♭ major, K. 281/189f
4. Piano Sonata No. 4 in E♭ major, K. 282/189g
5. Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K. 283/189h

The artist:
Reynaldo "Raki" Reyes Gendrano is an award-winning classical pianist, composer, arranger, and organist. The recipient of an artistic scholarship from the Original Pilipino Performing Arts (OPPA) Foundation, Raki studied Piano Performance at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music under the tutelage of acclaimed pianist, Mariel Ilusorio.

He has participated in piano masterclasses under Prof. Carolyn Cheng, Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz, Dr. Oliver Salonga, Dr. Horacio Nuguid, Isaac Chua, Ming Xie and Prof. Rolf Dieter-Arens of the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Germany. He was also mentored by Prof. Miguel Aspiras during his early years as a performance major.

A selection of Raki's awards as a pianist include:
- Iglesia Ni Cristo International Piano Competition 2016 (1st Place)
- National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) 2019, Chamber Category, with “The Bard Trio" (National Winner)
- America Music Teachers League Competition 2021 (Steinway and Sons Award - Collegiate Division)
- Kayserburg International Youth Piano Competition 2021, Philippines (3rd Place)
- National Music Competition for Young Artists (NAMCYA) 2021 (1st Place)

A sought-after accompanist, Raki has collaborated with numerous singers and instrumentalists, and is also a guest musician of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO). He also performed at the 2023 NAMCYA Winner's Concert held at the Gulangyu Concert Hall, Gulangyu Island, Xiamen, China.

27/04/2026

https://youtu.be/5ll_EwY4SeY?si=GTCl1dQuywxFygEz

S. Rachmaninov : Prelude op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor. Eugene Soifertis, piano.

S. Rachmaninov : Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor. Eugene Soifertis, piano

26/04/2026

ATM : Eugene Soifertis in recital