Ben&Ben’s Success Train Shows No Signs of Slowing Down

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Ben&Ben has been rapidly emerging as one of the country’s greatest musical acts. With hundreds of thousands of hearts captivated by Ben&Ben’s lyricism and masterful playing, accolades are bound to come their way and serve as testaments to the band’s relentless dedication to their craft.

The nine-piece indie folk band has recently found success in the form of chart-topping songs. Following the success of Dan Villegas’ “Exes Baggage” which raked in roughly P142 million in the first five days of its showing, Ben&Ben’s “Maybe the Night”—Exes Baggage OST— rocketed to the number one spot of Spotify’s Philippines Top 50 chart and is heralded as one of the first English OPM songs to make it to the Top 10 of the said chart and the first English OPM song to hit the number one spot. It even surpassed “Kathang Isip” which has long been included in the Philippines Top 50 Chart and now sits at the number five spot. Joining “Maybe the Night” and “Kathang Isip” on the Philippines Top 50 chart is “Leaves” which currently sits at the 48^thspot.

Other than having three songs in Spotify’s Philippines Top 50 chart, Ben&Ben also made it to Apple Music’s Top Charts with “Maybe the Night” taking the number two spot. Even with all the awards and recognition that the band has been receiving (Wish Awards, Awit Awards, etc.), they are not showing any signs of complacency and are working harder than ever to put more music out for people to connect with. The band performed six new songs last October 6 during their major concert with Clara Benin for Karpos Live.

Words by: Gwenn Marie Dimalanta/Sindikato Management

Philippines Top 50 Chart Link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZEVXbNBz9cRCSFkY

Ben&Ben on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/4DAcJXcjX0zlQAZAPAx4Zb?si=d1uVtpi_Tb2YtgfTaw7m2w

Karpos Live Link: http://karposlive.com/

Ben&Ben + Clara Benin FB event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/381355335707290/

Ben&Ben x Clara Benin Burnout Cover on FB: https://tinyurl.com/burnoutcover

Ben&Ben x Clara Benin Burnout Cover on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYPkFrg7jYI

Exes Baggage Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvX8axLtwPI

PPO PERFORMS WITH VIOLINIST KRISTINE CLAIR GALANO THIS OCTOBER

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AFTER its successful season opener featuring French pianist Monique Duphil, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra gears up for its second concert this coming October 12, 8pm, at the CCP's Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater).

Under the baton of Maestro Yoshikazu Fukumura, PPO's music director and principal conductor, the Philippine premiere orchestra company will perform H. Berlioz’s Le Corsaire Overture and P.I. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 4, Op. 36, F minor.

Featured guest soloist will be violinist Kristine Clair “KayCee” Uchi Galano, playing M. Bruch’s Violin Concerto no.1, Op. 26, G minor.

One of the leading young violinists of her generation, KayCee studied at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of German violin instructor Kurt Sassmannshaus.

At 12, she was featured on National Public Radio’s “From The Top,” along with pianist Christopher O’Riley. Later that year, she performed Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D with the Metro Manila Concert Orchestra, under the baton of conductor Chino Toledo. At 14, KayCee joined pianist Rohan DeSilva on a concert tour in the USA, and with the Starling Chamber Orchestra in China.

The young Filipino pianist has performed concertos with various orchestras in Europe, China, North America, and in home country, the Philippines. Last summer, she joined the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra, under Gerard Salonga, in their concert tour around the Philippines, performing Mozart’s A major Violin Concerto and other works.

In 2017, she performed the Korngold Violin Concerto with the Jena Philharmonic, conducted by GMD Markus L. Frank, at the 58th Weimar Masterclasses in Weimar, Germany.

KayCee won First Prize at the Malaysian Youth Music Festival and at the Great Wall Violin Concerto Competition in Beijing, performing the Brahms Violin Concerto. She has participated in the Queenstown Violin Summer School in New Zealand, and the Weimar Master Classes in Germany. She took part at the Innsbrook Institute of Music and the Bowdoin International Music Festival, and performed at the Great Wall International Music Academy in Beijing.