It's all about the classical music composers and their works from the last 400 years and much more about music. Hier erfahren Sie alles über die klassischen Komponisten und ihre Meisterwerke der letzten vierhundert Jahre und vieles mehr über Klassische Musik.
Miss Manila will be hosted by former Miss Universe titleholdersCatriona GrayandR'Bonney GabrielandGMA Network’s Global EndorserGabbi Garcia.
Celebrating the epitome of being a true-blooded Manileña has never been this enchanting, as GMA Network proudly airs the Coronation Night of ‘Miss Manila 2024’ on Sunday, June 23.
Miss Manila will be hosted by former Miss Universe titleholders Catriona Gray and R'Bonney Gabriel and GMA Network’s Global Endorser Gabbi Garcia.
Among those who will serve as judges are GMA Network Senior Vice President Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes, ABS-CBN Board Member Ma. Rosario “Charo” Santos-Concio, and Miss Universe Philippines 2024 Chelsea Manalo.
This year's coronation night brings together 24 aspiring candidates to find the “Manileña that embodies the values of empowerment and leadership to deliver a meaningful contribution to her life and to her fellow Manilans.”
Further, be captivated by spectacular performances from reigning queen Miss Manila 2023 Gabrielle Lantzer, Sparkle artist Thea Astley, Jeremy G., and David Young.
Ready to find out who will win the crown? Catch the Miss Manila 2024 Coronation Night on June 23, 2 p.m. on GMA Network and Kapuso Stream.
Stell, 29, captivated the audience during the middle of the concert with his performance of All By Myself, leaving everyone in awe.
David Foster (left) and Stell during the 'Hitman' tour (images courtesy of Araneta Coliseum Facebook)
Despite the rain, fans' anticipation for the HItman: David Foster and Friends Asia Tour 2024 concert at the Araneta Coliseum in Araneta City on June 18 was unwavering.
The much-awaited show began with the Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire, setting the stage for an unforgettable evening. David then introduced two promising Original Pilipino Music (OPM) singers, JV Decena and Joaquin Garcia, to the delight of the audience.
When David Foster, 74, opened the show, he was profoundly touched by the Philippines' unique and deep-rooted passion for music. "There's no country I have been to; I have been to many countries. No country loves music more than the Philippines. This is true."
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David Foster
Stell opens 'Hitman' show
Prior, the audience's excitement was palpable when Stell of SB19 unexpectedly opened David's show. He kicked off the much-awaited concert with the soulful All I Ask, a song made famous by British chanteuse Adele. The energy in the arena was electric as he followed it up with his solo debut single, Room, and Defying Gravity.
Stell, 29, captivated the audience during the middle of the concert with his performance of All By Myself, leaving everyone in awe.
David shared a backstory when he first offered All By Myself to Celine Dion, originally done by Eric Carmen in 1975. He said Celine initially complained about the high notes in some parts of the song.
"When I was doing this song with Celine, she complained about this high note. It's an impossible note to sing, and she hated me in the studio that day.
"If you ever read her book, pages 37 and 38, she devotes two pages to how much she hated me that day in the studio.
"But we got the job done. She hit the high notes and it took her a few tries. Tonight, my friend Stell, you only get one try," David said. Then, the crowd cheered again.
David showed the clip of Celine talking about the high notes in All By Myself.
Celine said: "David Foster called me, and I was in Montreal, and he was in California. He said, 'You're going to freak. It's so amazing. And I said, 'Oh, okay." It's a new track.
"And then he changed the key that we agreed on to a key and a half. I said, 'David, how could you do that?"
"Then David said, 'If you can't do that, other singers can. And that's all I need to know to hit the notes," said Celine.
David told the crowd in Araneta: "That's a true story. I said to her, 'Hey, if you can't do it, other singers next door can do it. Whitney Houston was in the other studio, but I didn't say her name. Anyway, it was all for fun, and Celine hit the notes."
When it was released in 1996, Celine's cover of All By Myself peaked at No. 4 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart in the US and became a worldwide hit.
After Stell performed "All By Myself," the crowd let out a deafening roar of cheers as they celebrated the moment.
A few hours later, Stell trended on social media with clips of his performances from the "Hitman" concert. On X, Stell wrote: "Thank you, Lord. The best ka po talaga."
All-4-One
All-4-One
All-4-One wowed the crowd with their hit songs I Can Love You Like That, So In Love, Beautiful As You, and I Swear.
The group last visited the Philippines in 2015. "We love the Philippines! You guys can sing!" said a member of the group.
Katharine McPhee
David and Katharine
Enter Katharine McPhee with her rendition of The Power of Love.
Katharine told the audience she was excited to be part of the tour. Then, David and Katharine shared their unusual love story that led to their marriage on June 28, 2019.
"We met almost 19 years ago on a little show called American Idol. We toured together as friends," said David
Katharine said: "I was excited for Andrea Bocelli, not David Foster. But you were at my very first wedding. And I was invited to one of David's weddings. But I wasn't able to make it."
"So we were at each other's weddings," David added.
Katharine said: "Life is a very crazy thing. You'll never know what's ahead of you. We didn't expect to be touring the world together."
Before she left the stage, she performed her hit song Terrified. Then she wrapped up her set with Last Dance, a Donna Summer classic.
Brian McKnight
Audience participation
The "Hitman" show is not complete without the audience's participation. Two female fans volunteered to perform with David as they shared the Grammy-winning song That's What Friends Are For.
David also encouraged fans to sing along to the songs Hard To Say I'm Sorry and You're The Inspiration, which he wrote for the band Chicago.
"I want to try the chorus again. I want to hear the people who are not on the floor. I don't want to hear from the rich people. I want to hear from real people (lower and upper boxes and general patronage)," said David as the crowd laughed.
He added: "Shall we? And then, when I get to the chorus, we'll let the rich people sing along with us."
At the Oscars
David told the audience he lost at the Oscars three times.
"I've been nominated for three Oscars but lost all three to: The Bodyguard. I also co-wrote for The Prayer with Carol Bayer Sager, and I lost the Oscars. Who would not vote for a religious song? Peter Cetera and I wrote The Glory of Love for the movie The Karate Kid 2. Now we lost the Oscar. I know it's a crime.
"The movie that beat us was Top Gun. I hate that movie. Let's analyze that movie: jets, aircraft carriers, sex, drugs, rock and roll, motorcycles, Kelly McGillis, Maverick, and, of course, Tom Cruise.
"Our movie Karate Kid 2 starred the guy from Happy Days. The song that beat us was Take My Breath Away. I hate it. She still needs to finish the lyrics, and she won the Oscars. If our song The Glory of Love had been in Top Gun, I could have won the Oscar," David said.
Then, scenes from Top Gun were played on the big screen while The Glory of Love was playing.
Brian McKnight opened his set with the hit song Mornin, a song originally done by Al Jarreau in 1983.
Then he segued to other hit tunes such as After the Love Has Gone (1979), Look What You've Done to Me (1980), and Back At One (1999).
"I am thrilled to be singing his songs, reminiscing, and spending time with him. I appreciate the things that you have done," Brian told David.
David and his friends finished the show with the bouncy number Got To Be Real, a Cheryl Lynn classic from 1978.
For his encore, David played a piano-driven untitled instrumental track, which he wrote at the height of the pandemic. "Goodnight, guys! Keep safe as you drive home." It was a night of fun, laughter, and good music that will be remembered over time. Thank you, David, for these unforgettable soundtracks of our lives.
Reynaldo Hahn (August 9, 1874 – January 28, 1947) was a Venezuelan, naturalized French, composer, conductor, music critic, diarist, theater director, and salon singer. Best known as a composer of more than 100 songs, he wrote in the French classical tradition of the mélodie.
He was close friends with Marcel Proust and Sarah Bernhardt amongst many others.
Piano Concerto in E major (1930)
Dedication: à Magda Tagliaferro
1. Improvisation: Modéré très liberement (0:00)
2. Danse: Vif (12:12)
3. Rêverie (15:02), Toccata (23:00) et Finale
Angelyne Pondepeyre, piano and Orchestre National de Lorraine conducted by Fernand Quatrocchi
Graham Johnson writes that Hahn "was never truly of the twentieth century"; he was for many years regarded chiefly as evoking the spirit of fin de siècle Paris. He was not in sympathy with the more obviously modern music of the early decades of the 20th century, but he moved with the times. According to a 2020 analysis:
Trained in the canons of Late Romanticism by his mentor and patron Jules Massenet, he succeeded in adjusting his style to the modernity of the Années folles, composing musical comedies with echoes of jazz, foxtrot and Argentinian tango, making masterly use of the saxophone and the piano in his orchestra … a catalogue of compositions ranging from chamber music – the sublime Piano Quartet and Piano Quintet – to ballet and the orchestral repertory.
Hahn's biographer Jacques Depaulis writing in 2006, comments that many composers suffer a period of neglect after their deaths and are then rediscovered, a process known in France as "la traversée du désert" – crossing the desert. In 1947 a British newspaper remarked that Hahn "is hardly remembered today outside the boundaries of France". In 1961, 14 years after the composer's death, the musicologist Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt dismissed Hahn as "a talented gossip who had a gift for grinding out operettas and little, tastefully performed ballads in limitless quantities". In the last decades of the 20th century there was a revival in interest in Hahn's music: Johnson (2002) refers to "an ever-widening range of his mélodies to be heard regularly on the concert platform".
From left: Brian McKnight, David Foster, and Katharine McPhee
Jan Milo Severo - Philstar.com
June 19, 2024 | 8:19am
MANILA, Philippines — American hitmaker David Foster serenaded his Filipino fans with his timeless hits at Araneta Coliseum concert last night.
SB19 member Stell opened the concert, singing Adele's "All I Ask," "Defying Gravity" and his new solo single "Room."
David opened his concert with the instrumental "Winter Games" and "Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire" with Kenny G on the background.
"It is so good to be back. Why? Because there is no country, I've been to many countries, that loves music more than the Philippines. This is true," David said.
He then called Filipino singer JV Decena, who then sang "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Another Filipino singer, Joaquin Garcia, performed with David, singing "Broken Vow."
1990s boyband All 4 One then performed "I Can Love You Like That" and their hit song "I Swear," bringing in nostalgic vibes.
David's wife Katharine McPhee then performed Celine Dion's "Power of Love," Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing," "I Will Always Love You" and her own hit song, "Terrified."
To showcase more of his composed songs, David played Chicago's "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" and "You're The Inspiration," with the audience singing along.
Stell then came back onstage to perform "All By Myself," and the entire arena was stunned with his performance.
Brian McKnight then sang his classic songs "One Last Cry" and "Back At One."
