Cecile Licad received international recognition in 1981 as one of the youngest musicians to be awarded the Leventritt Gold Medal. She has appeared as soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and National Symphony Orchestra, among others. As a chamber musician, Ms. Licad has performed with the Guarneri and Takács Quartets, and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.