Cecile licad biography

Cecile Licad, born in Manila (Philippines), was student at the Curtist Institute with Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Seymour Lipkin and Rudolf Serkin.

Called "a pianist's pianist" by The New Yorker , Cecile Licad 's artistry is a blend of daring musical instinct and superb training. Licad's large repertoire as an orchestral soloist spans the Classical works of Mozart and Beethoven, the Romantic literature of Brahms, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Schumann and Rachmaninoff, and on to the 20th century compositions of Debussy, Ravel, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Bartok.

In November , the project was repeated in London with two performances in Barbican Hall followed by a recording of the live music at Abbey Road studios and a tour of Europe in spring of is in the planning stages. She appeared as soloist in the Steinway Piano Sesquicentennial Celebration at Carnegie Hall, performing six Rachmaninoff songs with tenor Ben Heppner, and has made television appearances with Mstislav Rostropovich.

Cecile Buencamino Licad (born 11 May ) is a Filipina classical pianist.

As a highly regarded chamber musician, she has performed regularly with ensembles such as the New York Chamber Symphony, St. She also appeared as guest soloist on tour with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in Leipzig, Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Cologne, among other European cities. She has an all-Gottschalk recording on the Naxos label. Cecile Licad began her piano studies at the age of three with her mother, Rosario Licad, in her native Philippines, and later studied with the highly regarded Rosario Picazo.

At seven, she made her debut as soloist with the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Philippines. As one of the youngest musicians to receive the prestigious Leventritt Gold Medal, Ms. Licad won immediate international recognition, and her career was launched. Close Calendar. Search for concerts, artists, instrument Name First Last.

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