The Manila Symphony Orchestra celebrates its centennial season in a spirit of thanksgiving with a program that honors its legacy and looks toward the future. Exactly one hundred years ago, the MSO performed Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 at its inaugural concert, a work that returns to the stage in this historic celebration, first conducted by founder Alexander Lippay and now and now under the baton of Singaporean guest conductor Darrel Ang, alongside the Emperor Concerto, featuring rising young Chinese pianist Muyu Liu. MSO Trustee and National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab’s Misa 2000 and Te Deum conclude the program with the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers under the baton of Professor Mark Anthony Carpio, in a resounding tribute of gratitude to the MSO’s enduring faith, excellence, and service to the Filipino musical spirit.
REPERTOIRE
Beethoven: Leonore Overture no. 3, op. 72
(Performed exactly 100 years ago)
Darrel Ang, Conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72 is one of his most dramatic orchestral works, embodying themes of struggle, freedom, and triumph. Originally written for his only opera, Fidelio (1805), the overture transforms the story’s emotional journey from darkness and conflict to light and redemption into a powerful symphonic form. Performed exactly one hundred years ago at the Manila Symphony Orchestra’s inaugural concert, Leonore No. 3 returns in the MSO’s Centennial Anniversary to honor and remind audiences of its enduring legacy.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat Major
Muyu Liu, pianist
Darrel Ang, Conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73, often called the “Emperor Concerto”, stands as his last completed piano concerto and one of the most majestic works in the repertoire. Written between 1809 and 1811 during Vienna’s turbulent wartime, the concerto opens with three commanding chords that set a heroic tone before the piano enters in a bold and unprecedented way. Its grand orchestration, virtuosic solo writing, and dialogue between piano and orchestra reveal Beethoven’s mature mastery.
Cayabyab: Misa 2000 Cayabyab
Philippine Madrigal Singers
Manila Symphony Orchestra
Mark Anthony Carpio, conductor
Philippine National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab’s Misa 2000 is a visionary and profoundly moving sacred work that unites Western liturgical form with Filipino musical identity. Written for dance and recognized by the Onassis International Cultural Competition, it combines chorus, orchestra, and indigenous instruments in a vibrant tapestry of sound and spirit.
Cayabyab: Te Deum
Philippine Madrigal Singers
Manila Symphony Orchestra
Mark Anthony Carpio, conductor
Maestro Ryan Cayabyab’s Te Deum is a grand choral-orchestral work that radiates joy, gratitude, and praise. Setting the traditional Latin hymn to music, Cayabyab infuses the composition with his signature rhythmic vitality and harmonic richness, blending classical structure with contemporary sensibility. Celebratory and uplifting, Te Deum reflects both the universality of faith and the Filipino spirit of thanksgiving, a fitting conclusion to the Manila Symphony Orchestra’s centennial concert.
MSO SEASON 100 CONCERT LINE UP (2026-2027):
· Concert I – Centennial Opening: The Sleeping Beauty
March 13-15, 2026 Friday, Saturday, Saturday | Aliw Theater
· Concert II – Centennial Rising Stars of the Philippines
May 30, 2026 Friday| Proscenium Theatre
· Concert III – Symphony of a Nation: 100 Years of Music, 80 Years of FilAm Friendship
July 4, 2026 Saturday | Manila Metropolitan Theater
· Concert IV – Legacies in Song: MSO’s 100 Years and the Voice of Conching Rosal
August 29, 2026 Saturday | FEU Auditorium
· Concert V – Centennial Finale Gala: Philippine Master Composers, Past, Present, and Future
October 2026 | Hyundai Hall, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University
· Concert VI – MSO 100 Centennial Finale
January 2027| Venue TBA
*program, artists, date, and venue subject to changeTICKETS
Tickets are available via Ticketworld.
Price Zone 1: P5,000
Price Zone 2: P4,700
Price Zone 3: P4,500
Price Zone 4: P4,000
Price Zone 5: P3,000
Price Zone 6: P2,000
Price Zone 7: P1,800
SPECIAL OFFERS
50% Student Discount
20% Senior Citizens, PWDs
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