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13-Year-Old Filipino Cellist Wins First Place In International Music Competition

Damodar das Castillo brought home another top prize from an international music competition–this time from the Musica Goritiensis International Music Competition in Italy. The 13-year-old Filipino cellist won first place in the Category C of the Gorizia-based competition, which was held online from May 29 to June 2, 2021. Just like the Vienna-based World Orchestra […]

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Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra Wins First Place In Vienna-Based World Orchestra Festival

The Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra won the gold award in the Youth Orchestra Category B of the World Orchestra Festival held from June 12 to 26, 2021. 140 orchestras from 33 different countries participated in the Vienna-based event which went online this year. Instead of performing live, participating orchestras were asked to submit videos of […]