MY ARTISTIC TIMELINE

EDUCATION

Master of Music in Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music, New York, USA, 1991
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Manhattan School of Music, New York, USA, 1989
Preparatory Division, Manhattan School of Music, New York, USA, 1980 – 1984
Xavier High School, New York, New York, USA, 1984
Ateneo de Manila University Grade School, Manila, Philippines, 1980
Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, England, 1977 – 1978

EDUCATION

Master of Music in Piano Performance,
Manhattan School of Music, New York, USA, 1991

Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance,
Manhattan School of Music, New York, USA, 1989

Preparatory Division,
Manhattan School of Music, New York, USA, 1980 – 1984

Xavier High School,
New York, New York, USA, 1984

Ateneo de Manila University Grade School,
Manila, Philippines, 1980

Chetham’s School of Music,
Manchester, England, 1977 – 1978

PRINCIPAL TEACHERS

Piano
Solomon Mikowsky
Lourdes L. Villanueva-Cruz
Various Filipino Teachers

Conducting
David Gilbert
Giampaolo Bracali

Master Classes
Arkady Aronov, James Barbagallo,
John Browning, Manuel Carra,
Jan Gorbaty, Gary Graffman,
Byron Janis, Alexander Jenner,
John Perry, Karl-Ulrich Schnabel,
Joaquin Soriano, Lev Vlasenco

Piano
Solomon Mikowsky
Lourdes L. Villanueva-Cruz
Various Filipino Teachers

Conducting
David Gilbert
Giampaolo Bracali

Master Classes
Arkady Aronov, James Barbagallo,
John Browning, Manuel Carra,
Jan Gorbaty, Gary Graffman,
Byron Janis, Alexander Jenner,
John Perry, Karl-Ulrich Schnabel,
Joaquin Soriano, Lev Vlasenco

AWARDS/HONORS

The City of Manila Award for Arts & Culture, 2008

The Filipino World Class Achiever, 1999

The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM), 1996

The Harold Bauer Award, 1989

The Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation Scholarships,
1987 – 1991

Full Merit Scholarships, Manhattan School of Music,
1984 – 1991

Young Artists Foundation of the Philippines Scholar,
1980 – 1989

The Elva Van Gelder Memorial Scholarship,
1980 – 1984

The Anne-McDermott Memorial Scholarship for Chamber Music, 1984

Second Prize, International Competition for Piano and Orchestra in Sicily, 1994

Prizewinner, International Piano Competition of Jaen, 1993

Third Prize, Pilar Bayona International Piano Competition, 1992

Prizewinner, Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition, 1990

Third Prize & the Rolex Award, Maria Canals International Piano Competition, 1990

Third Prize, Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition, 1988

First Prize, The Haddonfield Symphony Piano Soloists Competition, 1988

First Prize, The Bergen Philharmonic Piano Soloists Competition, 1988

Third Prize, Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition, 1985

First Prize, The Great Neck Symphony Piano Competition, 1985

First Prize, The Port Washington Piano Competition, 1985

First Prize, Five Towns Music, and Art Solo Competition, 1985

Laureate, The Manhattan School of Music College Division Concerto Competition, 1985

First Prize, New York State Music Teachers Association State Collegiate Artist Competition, 1984

Gold Medal, The Queens Symphony Soloists Competition, 1984

Laureate, The Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division Concerto Competition, 1983

Top Prizes, National Music Competitions for Young Artists (Philippines), 1974-1976

AWARDS/HONORS

The City of Manila Award for Arts & Culture, 2008
The Filipino World Class Achiever, 1999
The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM), 1996
The Harold Bauer Award, 1989
The Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation Scholarships, 1987 – 1991
Full Merit Scholarships, Manhattan School of Music, 1984 – 1991
Young Artists Foundation of the Philippines Scholar, 1980 – 1989
The Elva Van Gelder Memorial Scholarship, 1980 – 1984
The Anne-McDermott Memorial Scholarship for Chamber Music, 1984
Second Prize, International Competition for Piano and Orchestra in Sicily, 1994
Prizewinner, International Piano Competition of Jaen, 1993
Third Prize, Pilar Bayona International Piano Competition, 1992
Prizewinner, Rina Sala Gallo International Piano Competition, 1990
Third Prize & the Rolex Award, Maria Canals International Piano Competition, 1990
Third Prize, Jose Iturbi International Piano Competition, 1988
First Prize, The Haddonfield Symphony Piano Soloists Competition, 1988
First Prize, The Bergen Philharmonic Piano Soloists Competition, 1988
Third Prize, Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition, 1985
First Prize, The Great Neck Symphony Piano Competition, 1985
First Prize, The Port Washington Piano Competition, 1985
First Prize, Five Towns Music and Art Solo Competition, 1985
Laureate, The Manhattan School of Music College Division Concerto Competition, 1985
First Prize, New York State Music Teachers Association State Collegiate Artist Competition, 1984
Gold Medal, The Queens Symphony Soloists Competition, 1984
Laureate, The Manhattan School of Music Preparatory Division Concerto Competition, 1983
Top Prizes, National Music Competitions for Young Artists (Philippines), 1974-1976

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

Conductors
Piero Gamba, Pedro Ignacio Calderon, Lawrence Leighton-Smith, David Gilbert, Arthur Cohn, Eduardo Rahn, Manuel Galduf, David Katz, Mustafa Fuzer Nawi, Tatsuya Shimono, Jeffery Meyer, Martin Cannelakis, Romica Rimbu, David Dworkin, Robert Leonardy, Ruggero Barbieri, Sergio Esmilla, Regalado Jose, Basilio Manalo, Francisco Feliciano, Oscar Yatco, Julian Quirit, Enrique Perez Mesa

Festivals
Caramoor Festival, Katonah, NY; Festival de la Ribagorza, Graus, Spain; Festival Internacional de Jovenes Pianistas, Canary Islands, Spain; Musiktage, Saarlouis, Germany; International Piano Festival of Malaysia; Amati Music Festival, Hunter, NY; Terramagicafest, Porec, Croatia; Stony Brook International Piano Festival 2011; OPUSFEST: The International Classical Music Camp 2006-2013; Paris International Summer Sessions 2017, Levallois-Perret, France;
The Manila International Piano Masterclasses Festival 2018-2019

Chamber Music Collaborations
Takacs Quartet, Athenaeum String Quartet (Greece), the Manhattan School of Music String Quartet, Sung-Won Yang, Alejandro Mendoza, Guido Schiffen,
Sandrine Cantorreggi, Alfonso Bolipata, Olivier Ochanine, Dou-Dou Tseng, Chi-Ying Hung, Du Huang, Xiao Hu, Walter Olivares, Micha Haran, Nena del Rosario-Villanueva

Solo Recitals
Carnegie Recital Hall, New York, NY
The Sheldon Center, St. Louis, MO
Forbes Center for the Performing Arts, VA
Yamaha Piano Salon, New York, NY
The Nicholas Music Center, New Brunswick, NJ
Teatro Marti, Havana, Cuba
Teatro de Bellas Artes, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Il Palazzo dell’Annunziata, Sulmona, Italy
Teatro Manzoni, Milan, Italy
Palau de la Música Catalana, Barcelona, Spain
El Palacio de la Magdalena, Santander, Spain
Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Canary Islands
Theater Am Ring, Germany
The Hong Kong Cultural Center, Hong Kong
Kumho Gallery, Korea
Gedung Kesenian Jakarta, Indonesia
Istana Budaya, Malaysia
National Concert Hall, Taipei
Cultural Center of the Philippines, Manila

Orchestral
Queens Symphony Orchestra, NY
The Manhattan Philharmonia, NY
The Haddonfield Symphony, NJ
The Bergen Philharmonic, NJ
The Philippine Youth Orchestra
The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Manila Symphony Orchestra
FILharmoniKA
ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra
Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Cuba
Orquesta Sinfonica de Maracaibo, Venezuela
Orquesta Municipal de Valencia, Spain
Orquesta Filharmonica de Gran Canaria
Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife, Canary Islands
The Oradea Philharmonic Orchestra, Romania
Uni-Orchester Säarbrucken, Germany
National Symphony Orchestra, Malaysia
The Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra