Billy Manalo

... and Mary Anne Espina began when they were students of the School of Music of St. Scholastica's College, under the guidance of the late legendary pedagogue Maestro Billy Manalo.

I think this concerto was last heard in Manila in the late ’70s with French cellist Pierre Fournier and the PPO under then resident conductor Billy Manalo.

The Philippine Research for Developing Instrumental Soloists (PREDIS) was founded in 1985 by Professor Basilio “Billy” Manalo, and Sister Mary Placid Abejo, OSB.