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Double Pentagon Concerts and Manila Pianos Inc. present CHAMBER MUSIC 2026 No. 17 featuring the ONQ Quartet. �: 7 pm Saturday, December 12, 2026.
�: Manila Pianos Showroom, 4/f Ronac Lifestyle Center, Paseo de Magallanes, Makati City.
�: Regular ticket : P 700.00 (regular), P 350.00 (senior/student/pwd)
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The program :
Mendelssohn : String Quartet in A minor Op. 13 No. 2
- Adagio – Allegro vivace
- Adagio non lento
- Intermezzo: Allegretto con moto – Allegro di molto
- Presto – Adagio non lento
Mozart : String Quartet in C major K465 “Dissonance”
- Adagio – Allegro
- Andante cantabile
- Menuetto and Trio. Allegro
- Allegro molto
The artists:
MARIA RAOMI “March” CHECA, violin, is currently a fourth year student of the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music, studying Bachelor of Music Major in Violin Performance under Dr. Gina Medina Perez. She has studied under notable Filipino professors such as Diomedes Saraza Jr. and Arturo Molina, and has taken both solo and chamber masterclasses with local and international faculty throughout her career with professors such as Kimberly Patterson, Carmen Flores, Zakarias Grafilo, and Thanos Adamopolous.
She has participated in multiple music festivals both locally and abroad and is also a dedicated teacher, having attended Suzuki teacher trainings and conferences both in the Philippines and South Korea throughout her career.
March aims to contribute to classical music in the Philippines by nurturing the new generation of musicians through her teaching while actively being a solo, chamber, and orchestra performer. One of her goals is to research Philippine music and eventually revive her great-grandfather Pedro F. Checa’s zarzuela, “Ang Damgohanon kon Manginmatu-oo” (Where Dreams Come True).
She is currently a scholar of the Friends for Cultural Concerns of the Philippines and performs as a guest musician with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra.
DWIGHT LOPEZ, violin, is a violinist pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Performance at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music, where he studies under Gina Medina Perez. He has performed with the UST Symphony Orchestra as a first violinist. He is also the founder of OMSIM Audio, a classical music recording and production service. His work as both a performer and audio professional reflects his continuing engagement with classical music.
MARK JEREIL T. BALESTRAMON, viola, picked up the violin in 2017. From a suggestion of his then teacher, he swtiched to viola and studied the instrument in earnest beginning 2019. He is an undergraduate student at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and serves as the principal violist of the UST Symphony Orchestra. He is under the tutelage of Joy Allan de la Cruz.
Aside from the school orchestra, Balestramon is also active in the music circuit with the following groups : 4th Watch Symphony Orchestra, Sphragis String Ensemble and Orchestra of the Filipino Youth (OFY).
He is also a member of the current touring orchestra of the The Ridley's. Had guests appearances with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Manila Symphony Orchestra, among others.
JUSTIN VINCENT LOUIS TALUSAN, cello, started to play cello at the age of seven under the tutelage of Prof. Arnold Josue and continues to be his pupil at the University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music. He is a prizewinner in National Music Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) for several years.
Louis frequently performs with the Manila Symphony Orchestra in their Gala Season Concerts. His first orchestra experience was with the Philippine Research for Developing Instrumental Soloists (PREDIS) supported by Sr. Mary Placid Abejo, OSB. In 2013 he was featured soloist of the PREDIS Chamber Orchestra and Malaysia’s Kian Kok Orchestra performing Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos with Malaysian cellist Yap Yi under the baton of Prof. Yap Ling. He had his debut solo recital playing Saint-Saens Cello Concerto in 2018 through the support of MSJO and Standard Insurance. In 2019, he was featured soloist at MSJO’s concert at the Yongsan Hall in Seoul, Korea in celebration of the Philippines-Korea 70th year of diplomatic relations.
A pioneer member since 2014, Louis is the principal cellist of the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (MSJO) under the direction of Prof. Jeffrey Solares where he is also a frequent featured soloist. He has joined all of the international tours of the MSJO most notably the European concert concert tours in 2017, 2018, and 2024.
Louis has had masterclasses with distinguished cello professors such as Klaus Kanngieser, Kimberly Patterson, Kim Yeonjin and Matias Oliveiras Pinto.
Louis plays on a German cello by Georg Gerl through the support of Standard Insurance, Inc.
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