Olivier Ochanine, PPO Music Director, Wins American Prize in Conducting
According to GMA News Online,
“Maestro Olivier Ochanine, the music director and chief conductor of the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, has won The American Prize in Conducting (Professional Orchestra Division), the award-giving body announced Saturday.”
“In an email communication to GMA News Online on Saturday morning quoting David Katz, chief judge of The American Prize, the announcement said, ‘Mr. Ochanine was selected from applications reviewed earlier this Fall and Winter from all across the United States.'”
“Ochanine’s run at the PPO ends in June. He has headed the country’s leading orchestra since March 2015, when he became the youngest PPO music director and chief conductor.”
We’re thrilled that the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra is being recognized on the world stage. Congratulations Maestro!
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