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The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO), the country’s leading professional orchestra, made history when it performed to a full house at the world-renowned Carnegie Hall in New York City on June 18.
It was the first time a Filipino orchestra performed in the United States. The project was spearheaded by former PPO Music Director/Principal Conductor Olivier Ochanine.
The concert included impressive performances by revered pianist Cecile Licad and violinist Diomedes Saraza.
The Carnegie Hall concert was presented by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in cooperation with Philippine Airlines (the official carrier of the PPO), Smart Infinity, Rustan Commercial Corp., and One Meralco Foundation, with the support of the PLDT (Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.) Smart Foundation, Federal Land Inc., Metrobank Card Corp., Ayala Corp., and Ayala Land.
Proceeds from the concert would go to a housing project of the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) in Tacloban City, Leyte province, for Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) survivors.