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Manila Symphony Orchestra (MSO) is one of the oldest orchestras in Asia and the longest surviving artistic institution in the Philippines. 

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TESTIMONIALS

Thank you, Manila Symphony Orchestra, for your awesome performance tonight in Naga City and for mentoring and inspiring our young musicians!!!

Honorable Mayor Leni Robledo

Tonight was truly a ONCE-IN-A-CENTURY concert. It was both an honor and a privilege to perform alongside such remarkable musicians and to celebrate this incredible milestone with you.

The Philippine Madrigal Singers

[MSO] an incredibly tenacious and stalwart collective of individuals. They are courageous, they are fastidious, and they want to be a part of the MSO and its music. For that, I salute them.

Maestro Darrell Ang, Grammy-nominated conductor

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CONCERT REVIEWS

The Best of Bee Gees and the Manila Symphony Orchestra

• Disco Magic Meets Symphony Soul : A Night with the Bee and the MSO by Kian Arthur Angcos
• The Best of Bee Gees in Manila: A Night of Nostalgia, Music and Shared Memories by LionhearTV

Symphonic Explorations

• M​anila Symphony Orchestra brings Symphonic Explorations to different provinces in
  the Philippines by Riva Ferrer

Symphonic Explorations PUP Sto. Tomas Batangas

• BALITA | Manila Symphony Orchestra, Nagdaos ng Workshop sa PUP-STC by Mark Reniel Burgos of The Searcher
• FEATURE | Sentenaryong Himig: Musika, Disiplina, at ang Sining ng Pagpapalaya by Mark Reniel Burgos of The Searcher
• A Symphony for the Community by Kian Arthur Angcos

Cultures in Harmony

• Bridging Borders and Genres by Kian Arthur Angcos
• 100 Years of Strings and Soul: How the Manila Symphony Orchestra is Rewriting the Future of Classical Music by Zedy Cruz- Editor and Founder of Manila Trend Tracker
• Cultures in Harmony Builds Musical Bridges with the Philippines Through Collaborations with the MSJO and the Cartwheel Foundation by Karlyne Kimberly K. Tan

Symphonic Explorations PUP Sto. Tomas Batangas

• MSO Symphonic Explorations Concert at a Batangas Gym Impacts on Virgin Audience by Joscephine Gomez

From Mozart To Mahler

• A Centennial Triumph: MSO’s ‘From Mozart to Mahler’ Captivates a Standing-Room-Only Audience by Manila Trend Tracker
• Five Kagay-anon scholars, musicians perform with Manila Symphony Orchestra by Congressman Rufus B. Rodriguez
• Manila Symphony Orchestra's "From Mozart to Mahler" triumphs -- utterly sublime by Tatler Philippines

Liberation: 80 Years of the Philippine Republic

• MSO Marks Republic Anniversary with Filipino Works and American Jazz by Erma Dianne Decena
  
• Liberation by Martin Lopez
• MSO Marks 80 Years of Philippine Republic With Historic Concert by Advocates Philippines
• A Centenary triumph of history, freedom, and virtuosity at the Metropolitan Theater by Kian Arthur Angcos
• The MSO Recreates Historic Moments in Liberation, the Third Concert of its Centennial Season by Karlyne Kimberly Tan
• Filipino Musical Genius by Dinah H. Ventura (editor) and Deni Afinidad-Bernardo (associate editor) of Daily Tribune
• A Musical Homecoming by Jullie Y. Daza of MANILA BULLETIN

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

• Philippine Daily Inquirer - Manila Symphony Orchestra turns 100; concert series set
• EXPAT Philippines - Harmony in Heritage: The MSO's 100-Year Japan Connection
• The Heritage - Symphonic Explorations at the Karaw Festival in NagaSample Item 3
• BusinessWorld - Excellence in orchestral music
• Tatler Asia - The Manila Symphony Orchestra centennial season: upcoming concerts you shouldn’t miss
• Vera Files - On its 100th year, the Manila Symphony Orchestra needs government support

• Antonio Hila - The Manila Symphony Orchestra has fed the country’s soul for over 100 years‘The MSO has a beautiful story, a story of the courage of its founders’
• Antonio C. Hila - MSO concert carries music across generations—and how Carmencita Sipin-Aspiras, now in her mid-80s, and Inna Montesclaros, show what true legacy is
• Veniccio - Manila Symphony Orchestra's “Legacy” Concert Showcases Generational Musical Talent
• Austrian Embassy Manila
• Metropolitan Theater

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1938 MSO at Metropolitan Theater with founder, Alexander Lippay

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