“So are your hands insured?” we asked. Cecile Licad, clad in white and black, bedecked with Cartier jewelry and framed with stark white glasses, answered with a laugh: “No, they’re not.” We laughed with her. “Why not?” we pressed. “They’re just not!” she said, laughing again. It...
Classical music endures, even as times change. Cecile Licad was only seven years old when she debuted as a solo pianist with the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) in 1969. With her mother, Rosario Buencamino Licad, also a pianist, she was exposed to classical music at a very young age. Since...
THE PIANIST'S PIANIST Cecile Licad Performance photos by Jojo Mamangun At some point during the one-night-only American Ballet Theater (ABT) Studio Company “Rising Stars” performance in Manila, at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater at Circuit Makati, I was unsure whether to focus on Cecile...
POETIC GENIUS Cecile Licad, 'the best Chopin interpreter,' at her Nelly's Garden concert (Jon Unson) Does sunshine make a sound? Do the clouds in the sky make the softest whisper? At world-acclaimed Filipino artist Cecile Licad ’s piano concert at Nelly’s Garden, the Lopez Heritage House in...
Catch Cecile Licad in virtual post-Valentine concert at New York’s historic Lotos Club on Feb. 22 By Pablo Tariman CLASSICAL PIANIST Cecile Licad Internationally acclaimed Filipino pianist Cecile Licad is all set for a post-Valentine virtual concert on Feb, 22, a Tuesday, at 5 p.m. A fund-raising...
Two moms, two music icons AWARD-WINNING MOM AND DAUGHTER Mommy Ligaya and Lea Salonga Two women behind international music divas deserve our praise and gratitude for their roles in bringing honor to our country: Ligaya Salonga and Rosario Licad, mothers of Lea Salonga and Cecile Licad. They...
