11-Year Old Filipino Cellist Stuns Crowd at Young Musician International Competition
11-year old cellist, Damodar Das Castillo, wows judges at the Young Musician Tallinn 2019 International Competition for Pianists, Violinists and Cellists held in Estonia from 04 to 10 April 2019. (Photo courtesy of The Strad)
VIENNA 31 May 2019 – Damodar Das Castillo, the 11-year old cellist the Filipino community has grown to love, recently won First Prize in Category B (age 11-13) for his rendition of Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major, and awarded a Diploma for Eminent Style and Best Performance of a Virtuoso Piece at the Young Musician Tallinn 2019 International Competition for Pianists, Violinists and Cellists held in Estonia from 04 to 10 April 2019.
A member of the Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (MSJO), Mr. Das Castillo was awarded a place at the pre-college violincello program of the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg in 2017.
The young prodigy has been making waves among Vienna’s Filipino community, mainly through exposure in Embassy-led events, such as the 2018 Philippine National Day celebration. He recently performed for Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. during the latter’s visit in Vienna for the Ministerial Segment of the 32nd Session of the Commission on Narcotics Drugs in March. E
He is supported in his studies and his participation in competitions by Standard Insurance Co. Inc. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Ernesto T. Echauz. END
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