Piano and violin duo play for free

Piano and violin duo play for free

JAKARTA (JP): Renowned pianist Brachi Tilles and violinist
Spiros Rantos will perform a free concert in Denpasar, Bali,
tonight (Thursday).

Sponsored by Ansett Australia, the concert will start at 7
p.m. in the Natya Mandala at the Sekolah Tinggi Seni Indonesia
(STSI), Jl. Nusa Indah, Denpasar.

The duo combines Viennese finesse with Mediterranean
temperament in their repertoire, which includes classics such as
Beethoven's Rondino, Rachmaninov's Margaritas, Ravel's Habanera
and Brahms' Scherzo.

They will also perform pieces with a world, featuring fresh
and lively folk and gypsy themes: Konstantinides Greek dances,
Bartok Roumanian Dances and the De Fella Dance Espagnole.

One of the highlights of the concert will be the premiere of a
collaboration between several local composers, including I Wayan
Gandra, and the duo in a "piece for the Millennium" that features
Western instruments (the violin and piano) and Balinese one.

It was in Vienna, Austria, where Greek-born Spiros Rantos and
Israeli-born Brachi Tilles started their musical partnership.
Since 1976, they have resided in Australia while keeping up their
touring and performance commitments overseas with groups diverse
as the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Harmonia Mundi, Ensemble I and
the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra.

Spiros is the founder, artistic director and conductor of the
Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, which has its own series in
Melbourne.

Tilles appears as a soloist with numerous orchestras, in
chamber music with Ensemble I and in recitals with various
artists.