PIANO RECITAL. US-based Filipino pianist Ariel Dechosa, prizewinner of the Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition, in a solo recital. Program: Bach's Prelude in B Minor, Brahms' Sonata in f Minor, Op. 5 Prokofiev's Prelude in c Major, Op. 12, No. 7and Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82. Philamlife Theater, UN Avenue Ermita, Manila. Friday, July 31, 8 p.m. Tickets at P1000 (orchestra, loge center and left) and P800 (orchestra, loge right). Free ticket delivery. Just advise name and address and pay upon delivery.

MANILA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (MSO) IN CONCERT. German conductor Christoph Poppen leads the MSO in the performance of Beeethvoen's Fifth Symphony and the ravishing Paganini Violin concerto with Diomedes Saraza, Jr. as violin solsoist. Also in the program is Haydn's Symphony, Op. 104. Philamlife Theater, Saturday, August 1, 2009, 8 p.m. Tickets at P1000 (orchestra center); P500 (orchestra right and left) and P300 (loge section). Free ticket delivery. Just advise name and address and pay upon delivery.

CCP 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERTS. Featuring pianist Cecile Licad and German cellist Alban Gerhardt. September 15-16, 2009, 8 p.m. CCP main theater. September 15 Program: Chopin's Scherzo No. 3 (Licad) Ligetti Sonata (Gerhardt), Beethoven's A Major Sonata, Janacek's Fairy Tales (1923 version) and a Prokofiev Sonata. September 16 Program (Licad and Gerhardt with PPO under Oscar Yatco): Tchaikovsky's Roccoco Variations (Gerhardt) and Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major (Licad). Tickets at P3000 orchestra center and left); P2000 (orchestra right); P1000 (Balcony 1 Center); P500 (balcony 1 right and left); P300 (balcony 2 center) and P200 (balcony 2 left and right). Free ticket delivery. Just advise name and address and pay upon delivery.