International pianist Yury Shadrin makes Philippine debut with the PPO
Internationally acclaimed pianist Yury Shadrin will make his Philippine debut at the first season concert of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) on September 15 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) Main Theater. He will be performing Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat by Lizst.
YURI SHARDIN
Shadrin is a renowned soloist and recitalist and has appeared in major venues from Geneva to Caracas, including the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. More recently, he performed in concerts at the Central Conservatory in China and the Chicago Cultural Center, and he returned to the Kennedy Center last May.
“I am very excited to perform with the PPO in September. This will be my first visit to the Philippines and I very much looking forward to that concert,” the pianist said.
Based in the US, Shadrin’s pathway to Manila began when he first worked with Maestro Yoshikazu Fukumura, the PPO’s music director and conductor.
“I was lucky to have a chance to perform with Maestro Fukumura before and have great memories of that concert where we performed Chopin E Minor concerto,” Shadrin stated. “Maestro Fukumura is a wonderful musician and I was happy to receive the invitation to perform with him again.”
Shadrin gained international recognition as a first prize winner of the Rome International Piano Competition and grand prize winner at the Siberian Piano Competition. In recent years, he has taken top honors at the World Piano Competition, the Maracaibo International Piano Competition, and the Yale Gordon Competition.
Shadrin is one of 11 guest musicians to be featured in the 2017-2018 Performance Season of the PPO billed “Romancing the Classics”.
For information about Shadrin’s performance with the PPO, please call the CCP Box Office (02-832-3704), TicketWorld (02-891-9999) or visit culturalcenter.gov.ph.
This is a press release from the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Minor edits were made by Philippine Primer editors.
