The ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra is a Filipino radio orchestra based in Manila. It was founded in 2012 with financial support from ABS-CBN Corporation and First Philippine Holdings Corporation. It is composed of 40 instrumentalists.[1][2] The orchestra's musical director and conductor is Gerard Salonga.[3]
History
The official debut of ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra was on July 20, 2012, in a concert held at the Dolphy theater. The orchestra played some classical pieces and some musical scores of Filipino films.[2] Its first major public debut was on the "Icons at the Arena" concert at the SM Mall of Asia Arena