ISS Plays 6 Tschaikovsky EXTRAVAGANZA - #3 - Yuchengco Museum, RCBC, Makati with MSO, Sept. 2009
Dr. Ingrid Sala Santamaria has performed the Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto in B-Flat Minor many times in her long musical career in all forms possible - with orchestra, with second piano, with string quartet, and with string/wind octet. She commissioned Manila Symphony Orchestra Artistic Director Professor Jeffrey Solares to do the arrangements for the two latter forms.
In this Tschaikovsky EXTRAVAGANZA Collection here on the Dr. Ingrid Sala Santamaria (ISS) YouTube Channel, six memorable performances have been initially chosen:
# 1 - Fuente de Artes, Makati City, with Professor Reynado Reyes on second piano with special guest Madame Imelda R. Marcos, January 30, 2005;
# 2 - Tschaikovsky Collage, 2004 - 2006 (venues and dates are indicated on the video);
# 3 - Yuchengco Museum, RCBC, Makati City with MSO conducted by Jeffrey Solares, September, 2009;
# 4 - DLSU Taft, Manila - PPO Orchestra in Tschaikovsky Excerpts with ISS Memorabilia, July 23, 2004; presented by Secretary Alfonso T. Yuchengco, Philippine Pianist Dr. Ingrid Sala Santamaria (solo part) with Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) conducted by Eugene Castillo played the Inaugural Concert at the Teresa G. Yuchengco Auditorium of De La Salle University Manila;
# 5 - RCBC Plaza Penthouse, Makati City with PPP String Quartet composed of Brian Cimafranca on 1st violin, Sara Gonzales on 2nd violin, Jeffrey Solares on viola, and Gerry Gonzales on cello.
September 20, 2007;
# 6 - Shangri-la Hotel, Mactan, Cebu with CYSO/PPP, conducted by Professor Rodelio Flores on December 1, 2000.
* MSO (Manila Symphony Orchestra), DLSU (De La Salle University), PPO (Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra), PPP (Peace Philharmonic Philippines), CYSO (Cebu Youth Symphony Orchestra).