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On MAESTRO FILIPINO, we meet pianist Zion Montebon—grand prize winner of the 5th Steinway Youth Piano Competition, and the Philippines’ representative at the Steinway Regional Finals Asia Pacific. Speaking with DZFE’s Daniel, Montebon shares his experiences in the competition, his love for Liszt and Prokofiev, and his winning pieces. MAESTRO FILIPINO is DZFE's program on the Philippine classic...

The advent of printed music and domestic music making in the middle of the 19th century also gave rise to the country's first known composers. One of the most extraordinary is the subject of a large-scale project: Julio Nakpil, composer and revolutionary. Dr Maria Alexandra Iñigo-Chua, who is spearheading the Nakpil Music Project, talks to DZFE's Tiffany this MAESTRO FILIPINO to introduce...

Looking back to the past, the Ripieno Ensemble PH stages a mini-series specifically designed for the present stage—all in their commitment to keep music moving forward. Entitled Pagtanaw, the four-part online series examines the themes of love, nation, nature, and faith through kundiman pieces recast with new sonorities. Conductor AJ Villianueva and soprano Pauline Arejola tell us more on MAESTRO...

98.7 DZFE-FM "The Master's Touch", Metro Manila, is the classical music service of Far East Broadcasting Company, Phils. It is a donor-supported, non-commercial station whose terrestrial broadcast covers the Greater Metro Manila area; it can also be heard over the internet.

The Munchies Quartet makes its concert debut with Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel’s string quartets! Before that, get to know its members on today’s edition of MAESTRO FILIPINO. Speaking with DZFE’s Daniel, violinists Gabriel Mendoza and Marian Mayuga, violist Joven Aquisap and cellist Glenn Aquias tell us about the formation of their group, the remarkable musical pairing they will perform, and t...

Sunshine Classics has certainly gone through a lot. Headed by pianist Mariel Ilusorio, the series premiered last year, was postponed due to the pandemic, and then moved online. More than just surviving, the series positively thrived, and has even returned for a second season. In anticipation of the next concert of Sunshine Classics 2021, MAESTRO FILIPINO features its latest installment, Singing in...