in 1944, and Christian Ferras gave its London premiere under the direction of Gaston Poulet, in the presence of the composer, and made the world premiere recording on November 7, 1947, when he was aged only 14 a string quartet, and a piano concerto, premiered by Leopoldo Querol in 1947 in Paris; Elizalde himself played the piano concerto at Besançon with the Colonne Orchestra under Gaston Poulet, and again with the London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in the Albert Hall. In 1948, he returned once more to Manila, where he again conducted the Manila Symphony Orchestra, founded the Manila Little Symphony Orchestra, and became president of the Manila Broadcasting Company. He did some conducting in Japan, and led the London Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall during the Festival of Britain in 1951, but otherwise did little work outside the Philippines through until his 1974 retirement. He and Bob Stewart had a music show on Philippine television, The Maestro and Uncle Bob (GMA, 1978–1979). Outside of music, he was an excellent sharpshooter, and won gold medals as captain of the Philippines shooting team in the 1954 Asiad. References External links 1907 births 1979 deaths 20th-century classical composers Filipino classical composers Filipino film score composers Filipino jazz composers Filipino conductors (music) Filipino people of Spanish descent Filipino people of Basque descent Jazz bandleaders Dance band bandleaders Madrid Royal Conservatory alumni Spanish composers Spanish male composers Spanish film score composers Male film score composers Musicians from Manila 20th-century Spanish musicians 20th-century Spanish male musicians Male jazz musicians Filipino pianists 20th-century jazz composers