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Margarita and Manolo Villarin, their son EJ Villarin, and his teacher Sara Gonzales —PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARGARITA VILLARIN AND SARA MARIA GONZALES
Margarita and Manolo Villarin, their son EJ, and his teacher Sara Gonzales —PHOTOS COURTESY OF MARGARITA VILLARIN AND SARA MARIA GONZALES
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May 12, 2025May 12, 2025Music

Manila Symphony Orchestra soloist EJ Villarin in the eyes of his mother and teacher

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The violinist Emanuel John “EJ” Villarin would have just turned 21 when he is featured in the Manila Symphony Orchestra’s first concert for the season, “Music for Peace,” on May 24. He is the soloist in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 61. Nevertheless, EJ is still that child, that boy, to his mother,...