Chopin recitals at the Dharmawangsa

Chopin recitals at the Dharmawangsa

JAKARTA (JP): The works of Chopin, one of the greatest musical
masterpieces, will fill in the air at the Dharmawangsa hotel in
South Jakarta, this weekend.

The Nusantara Symphony Orchestra, formerly known as the
Nusantara Chamber Orchestra, will perform the Chopin recitals on
May 6 and May 7, sponsored by the Embassy of the Republic of
Poland in Jakarta.

After Beethoven, Chopin is considered as the greatest
revolutionary in the music of the first half of the 19th century,
according to Krzysztof Szumski, the ambassador.

Nusantara Chamber Orchestra was established in 1988 under the
auspices of Nusantara Jaya foundation led by Mochtar Kusuma-
Atmadja, former Minister of Foreign Affairs. It began with 16
players of string instruments with Yazeed Djamin as conductor and
music director. Today, it has 70 musicians. (sim)