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Hailed as the “Pianist’s pianist,” and having entranced audiences with the tip of her fingers from Moscow to Manila, Cecile Licad was once asked if she had Viennese blood — because she was a virtuoso in playing Viennese waltzes, “for four hands, and I have an instinct for all kinds of music.”

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My favorite quotation on style comes not from a fashion guru, but from pop artist Andy Warhol who said: “How can you say one style is better than the other?”

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It’s all set for the much-awaited concert of internationally acclaimed Filipina pianist Cecile Licad, together with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Olivier Ochanine, which will take place on Jan. 28, 8 p.m., at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Main Theater.

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The A-list crowd at last Wednesday’s Economic Leaders’ Welcome Reception was treated to a visual spectacle as they entered the cavernous Mall of Asia Arena, transformed into a haven of innovative design that echoed the Philippine countryside.

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Hailed as the “Pianist’s pianist,” and having entranced audiences with the tip of her fingers from Moscow to Manila, Cecile Licad was once asked if she had Viennese blood — because she was a virtuoso in playing Viennese waltzes, “for four hands, and I have an instinct for all kinds of music.”

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My favorite quotation on style comes not from a fashion guru, but from pop artist Andy Warhol who said: “How can you say one style is better than the other?”

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It’s all set for the much-awaited concert of internationally acclaimed Filipina pianist Cecile Licad, together with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Olivier Ochanine, which will take place on Jan. 28, 8 p.m., at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Main Theater.

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