NEWS

The Makati Medical Center celebrated its 53rd Anniversary with A Piano Concert featuring the internationally renowned pianist Dr. Ingrid Sala Santamaria on June 2, 2022 at the MMC Tower 2 Auditorium. 

Dr. Santamaria performed Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat minor Op 23 with Prof Jonathan Arevalo Coo who provided the orchestral part accompaniment on second piano. Lyric provided two Yamaha U1 upright pianos for the concert.

The performance had a degree of poignancy as the 82-year old Dr. Santamaria stated that she is retiring from public performances. 

She started at age 6 and studied at the Battig Piano School in Cebu under the tutelage of her mother Pilar Blanco Sala, earned her Master of Music Degree in Piano at the Sta Isabel College of Music, and studied in Juilliard under Joseph Raieff. Throughout her illustrious career, she has received innumerable awards and recognitions including the Chevalier, Order Las Palmas from France, Hall of Fame from the Performing Arts League in Crestwood, Florida, USA, and one of The 100 Most Notable Cebuanos of the Century Award.