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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755167726404Cecile Licad by Patrick Diokno.jpg" style="width:750px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Cecile Licad. Patrick Diokno</div>MANILA — Internationally acclaimed pianist Cecile Licad will return to the Manila Metropolitan Theater on Sept. 24 for a concert with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) under music director Grzegorz Nowak.Licad will perform Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, and Camille Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 — works she previously recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under André Previn. Her recording of the Chopin concerto earned the Grand Prix du Disque from the Chopin Society of Warsaw.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755167636738Cecile Licad with Andre Previn CD cover.jpg" style="width:750px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div>Presented by Rustan’s, the event is part of a fundraiser for the PPO, continuing the late Zenaida “Nedy” Tantoco’s advocacy for Philippine arts and culture. Rustan’s president and SSI Group CEO Anton T. Huang, who also chairs the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra Society Inc., is leading the initiative.Sponsors include Bank of the Philippine Islands, Megaworld Corp., Philippine Airlines, Rustan Coffee Corp., and Sta. Elena Construction &amp; Development Corp.Hailed by The New Yorker as “a pianist’s pianist,” Licad gained international recognition after winning the Leventritt Gold Medal in 1981 — the first Filipina to do so. She has received the Presidential Medal of Merit and the Pamana ng Lahi Award, and most recently earned praise for a 2024 Carnegie Hall recital.Tickets are available at <a href="https://www.ticketmelon.com/rustans/cecile-licad-concert">Ticketmelon</a>. Prices range from ₱500 to ₱5,000.

Internationally acclaimed pianist Cecile Licad will return to the Manila Metropolitan Theater on Sept. 24 for a concert with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) under music director Grzegorz Nowak.

Internationally acclaimed pianist Cecile Licad will return to the Manila Metropolitan Theater on Sept. 24 for a concert with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) under music director Grzegorz Nowak.

Cecile Licad to perform award-winning Chopin, Saint-Saëns concertos in Manila

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Cecile Licad to perform award-winning Chopin, Saint-Saëns concertos in Manila

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Published Aug 14, 2025 06:41 PM PHT

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