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Music News and Features Intimate Concert Series 6
Chamber Music At Its Best!
Gina Medina, violin
Mary Anne Espina, piano
“The recital of the year was the evening of French music called Le French Soire featuring violinist Gina Medina and pianist Mary Anne Espina. The Faure was a brilliant opener, Ravel unleashed a lot of sensuality and Saint-Saens was a superb conclusion. The rapport was excellent. But on their own, Medina and Espina gave their audiences a rare
glimpse of their artistry honed to sensitive maturity through the years.”
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Saturday, May 28, 2011, 6 p.m.
UP Balay Kalinaw International House Conference Hall,
Guerrero cor. Dagohoy Sts.
University of the Philippines,
Diliman, Quezon City
Tickets at P1000, P500.
Capacity: 90 seats
Program
Romantic Pieces
Antonin Dvorak
Praeludium and Allegro
Fritz Kreisler
Rondino on a Theme of Beethoven
Libeslied
Schon Rosmarin
Spanish Dance in E minor
Enrique Granados
Danse Espagnole from La Vida Breve
Manuel de Falla
Sarung Bangui
Folk Song-Kabayao
Cavatina
Nicanor Abelardo
Hating Gabi
Antonio Molina
Bayan Ko
De Guzman-Romero
Gina Medina, violin
Mary Anne Espina, piano
The Artists
Gina Medina was an attraction of the Filipino Artist Series of the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2001 and has performed as soloist Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, the Manila Symphony Orchestra, PREDIS Chamber Orchestra, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Orchestra, among others. A two-time first prize winner of the National Music Competition for Young Artists, Medina was awarded a French government scholarship which gave her the opportunity to participate in several music festivals in France and to study with Olivier Charlier, Dong Suk-Kang, Philippe Bride and the Amadeus Quartet. After her stint in France,she received a full scholarship to study at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts where she trained under Professor Pavel Prantl, and Barry Wilde, concertmaster of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1994, Ms.Medina was chosen concertmaster of the Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) under the baton of Maestro Sergiu Commissiona which toured Taiwan, Japan and the United States in 1995. As member of the AYO Chamber Orchestra, she had the opportunity to perform at the White House, the United Nations during its 50th Anniversary celebration, and at the APEC Conference in Osaka, Japan, as concertmaster.
Known for her excellence in chamber music, Mary Anne Espina is one of the most sought after collaborating artists in the country today. She continues to team up with outstanding local and international artists in all major concert and recital venues in the country. Some of her notable collaborations are those with renowned Filipino pianist Nena del Rosario-Villanueva at the People’s Republic of China: French violinist Frederic Pellassy; Israeli violinist Hagai Shaham; Russian violinist Anstacia Chebotareva, winner of the Tchaikovsky and Paganini Competitions; soprano Joan Gibbons; renowned Filipino tenor Otoniel Gonzaga; American cellist Stephen Framil; German violinist Angelo Bard, Romanian violinist Alexandru Tomescu and recently with French baritone, Jerome Correas. She has figured in the Intimate Concert Series with soprano Camille Lopez Molina, baritones Andrew Fernando and Noel Azcona, tenor Lemuel de la Cruz and flutist Christopher Oracion.
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