French young trio presents classics across Indonesia<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Music lovers in several cities are in for a
\nclassic treat after warm encores peaked a presentation of French
\nTrio Wanderer here on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\"Extraordinary,\" gushed noted pianist Iravati Sudiarso at the
\nend of the first part of a piece by Joseph Haydn. The rest of her
\nimpressions she kept to herself with closed eyes, bowed head and
\na wide smile.<\/p>\n
The top graduates of the Paris National Conservatory of Music
\nbuoyed the audience through a cascade of repertoires by Haydn,
\nBeethoven and Maurice Ravel. Extra tunes to cater to the demands
\nof the audience were taken from the trios by Antonin Dvorak even
\nafter the flowers were presented.<\/p>\n
Similar programs which include Trio en la minuer by Ravel, who
\nalso studied at the Conservatory, are planned for concerts in
\nother cities.<\/p>\n
Indonesia is the second leg of the trio's Asian tour.<\/p>\n
They played in Bandung on Thursday and will move on to
\nBalikpapan, East Kalimantan on Nov. 19. The tour will continue to
\nYogyakarta on Nov. 21 and Surabaya, East Java the next evening.<\/p>\n
The two hours in the auditorium of the Yamaha Music Center on
\nJl. Gatot Subroto were filled with melodies written for the
\npiano, violin and cello, played by Vincent Coq, Raphael Pidoux
\nand Guillaume Sutre respectively.<\/p>\n
Close team work between the men, aged 27 to 31, and \"a similar
\nlevel of skill\" noted Sudiarso, showed through their beautiful
\nperformance. The musicians have entertained audiences and won
\nawards across France as well as in America and Germany.<\/p>\n
Local musicians are still poorly trained, lamented Sudiarso.<\/p>\n
The choice of pieces ranged from skipping, merry tunes to
\ngloomy emotions with emphasis on the cello. Of the selection, Coq
\ntouched on the slow movements in Beethoven's trio which is \"very
\nstrange and haunting, even more incredible in today's music.\"<\/p>\n
\"Maybe Beethoven was inspired by Shakespeare,\" said Coq.<\/p>\n
Although it is the group's second visit here, it was
\nregrettable that the auditorium was half empty, \"maybe because of
\nthe rain\" commented the French embassy's cultural attache Alain
\nMonteil.<\/p>\n
The group, formed in 1987, will leave Indonesia for concerts
\nin Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and South Korea, organized by the
\nYayasan Pendidikan Music and the French Cultural Center. The
\ntickets only cost Rp 10,000 (US$4.5) for two hours of the
\nmasters' works. (anr)<\/p>",
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