MANILA, Philippines – A Filipino child prodigy impressed an audience in Brunei with her violin playing, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday.
According to the DFA, the Philippine Embassy in Brunei Darussalam reported that seven-year old Kristine Clair Uchi Galano performed at the Sheraton Utama Hotel in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam last October 19 .and drew rave comments from her audience, especially from members of the diplomatic corps and the expatriate community.
Performing in her 4th solo recital, Galano played a selection of Malay, Korean, classical, modern, and contemporary music, said the report.
The daughter of Evangeline and Romeo Galang, KC, as she is fondly called, began to show interest in listening to violin performances at the age of three.
At four, KC was given a violin by her parents as a gift, pushing her to take formal lessons at the Expressions Music School in Kiulap. Six months after enrolling, she started performing in Brunei and other neighboring states.
One of the highlights of KC’s career happened last July when she performed with noted violin teacher Albert Leonor as a musical offering to Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei.
She has also competed and won in numerous musical competitions, the most recent being the Malaysian Youth Music Festival 2008 held in Kuala Lumpur last August 23.
The child prodigy won the gold medal in all of the four violin categories she competed in, said the DFA.
She has also competed in the 15th Kota Kinabalu Music Festival held at the Pacific Sutera Hotel in Malaysia where she won one gold and six silver trophies.
Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Virginia Benavidez described KC as a “shining example of what the best the Filipino youth can offer” and that other Filipino children must be supported in other ventures as well.
“It is important that the members of the Filipino community in Brunei Darussalam continue to support the development of young Filipino artists such as Kristine Galano, who has made her family, school, her country and people proud with her numerous achievements,” she said. GMANews.tv
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