Idris Sardi to hold concert before hanging up his violin
Idris Sardi to hold concert before hanging up his violin
JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia's most prominent violinist Idris Sardi
will hang up his violin forever after his last performance at
Sahid Jaya Hotel on Aug. 9, a concert aimed at marking his 40
year career and the 49th anniversary of the country's
Independence Day.
The concert, organized by Kompas daily, will feature selected
repertoire from Idris' 180 compositions which were created for
film music illustrations.
"Therefore, the repertoire will consist of various kinds of
music, from rock, to kroncong and dangdut, because these
represent my career development," Idris told a press conference
held here on Tuesday.
"And, because some of them were specially made to illustrate
film scenes, Sentot (prominent dancer) with his dance group will
interpret the music into dances to make them expressive," Idris
added.
He said the two-hour concert, supported by not less than 99
artists, will be also participated in by well-known singers such
as Indonesia's dangdut king Rhoma Irama and singer Andi Meriem
Mattalata, Rafika Duri, Broery Pesolima and Dewi Yull.
Singer-cum-dancer Camelia Malik will present a traditional
West Javanese' Jaipong dance accompanied by the orchestra during
the concert.
Idris, who actually started his career as a musician more than
40 years ago, said he seriously grasped the music world only
since 1954 when he was appointed as concert master of Jakarta
Studio Orchestra. He will is leaving the performance business
because of what he calls a lack of professionalism among
Indonesian orchestral musicians.
"I am responsible for everything I give to the public, but now
I cannot stay calm any longer. Our musicians lack discipline and
professionalism," he said, "Some of them even consider rehearsals
unimportant. I feel there is something missing, although
technically it is all right to hold performances without prior
rehearsals."
He declined to say what he is going to do after quitting the
performance business. However, his actress wife Marini, who
accompanied him during the press meeting, said that Idris will
not totally leave music the world.
Meanwhile, August Parengkuan of Kompas said that the concert
is aimed at giving homage to Idris' dedication to the Indonesian
music and to his achievements.
"Last year, we did the same thing for Titiek Puspa (an
all round artist). Recently we also gave a long-life achievement
award to Satyanegara Hoerip who has dedicated his life to
literature," August said, adding that the criteria for Kompas'
award includes honesty, hard work and that the artist has
dedicated about five decades to his chosen field.
"Therefore, we do not yet know to whom we will give this
honorary award next year," August said. (als)