World-class European musicians to perform in Indonesia for free
JAKARTA (JP): It is superb and authentic, and it is brought to you live by top musicians from six European countries. And best of all, it is free.
World renowned music ensembles from Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, France and Finland are in Indonesia for a series of free concerts which will last until April 2.
The European Union Music Festival is presenting Music of the 20th Century. The festival kicked off on Thursday in Bandung and will be staged in a number of cities, including Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Surabaya.
"We would like to share a little happiness with people who are suffering by offering good music performances which are free of charge," said Rudolf Barth, director of the Goethe Institute, which is helping to organize the festival.
Those taking part in the event are the Petersen Quartet from Germany, Logos from Belgium, the Quatuor Ysae from France, the Netherlands' Amstel Trio, the Kammertrio-Linz-Wien from Austria and Finland's Trio Finlandia.
The Amstel Trio from the Netherlands will play seven music compositions, including:
Loon Orthel's (l905-l987) Sonata 2 op.41 (l958) for cello and piano. Maurice Revel's (1875-l937) Don Quichotte a Dulcinee (l932) for vocal and piano. Three songs based on the texts of Paul Morad; Chanson Romaneque, Chanson Epique, and Chanson a Boire.
Henri Delnooz' (l942) children's song Svendbroger Gedichte (l975) for vocal and cello based on Bertold Brecht's text entitled Der Schneider von Ulm, Vom Kind, das sich nicht waschen wolte, Der Pflaumenbaum.
The Quatuor Ysae ensemble will feature Joseph Haydn's Quatuor en si bemol majeur op.76 no.4, Henri Dutillex's Ainsi la nuit (l976) and Maurice Ravel's Quartuor en fa majeur 28.
The Petersen Quartett will play Franz Schubert's Der Tod und das Madchen, (The Death and the Maiden). The group will also perform Siegfried Matthus's Das Madchen und der Tod (l996), written by the composer especially for the Petersen Quartet.
Kammertrio Linz-Wien will perform several compositions, including Scandinavian folk music by Erwin Schaller for recorder, violin and guitar; and Fridolin Dallinger's sonatina for guitar.
During their performances in Indonesia, Trio Finlandia will feature Finnish composer Jean Sibelius' (l865-l957) pieces for piano, violin and violoncello. They will also perform Einar Englund's (l916- ) Trio for Violine, Vioncello and Piano (l982), andante, allegretto, adagio and allegro energico.
The Belgian contemporary music group Logos will present one of its famous works, a shamanistic piece titled Song Book, which was composed by Godfried Willem Raes.
More information on the festival is available at the Goethe Institute at (021) 850-9132; the French Cultural Center at (021) 390-8585, (022) 421-2417, (031) 567-8639 or (0274) 566-520; and Erasmus Huis at (021) 525-1515.
Below is the schedule of performances.
Jakarta
* Erasmus Huis, Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said, Kav S-3, Kuningan, South Jakarta (Phone: 5252321), 7:30 p.m.:
Feb. 10: Amstel Trio
Feb. 20: Trio Finlandia
Feb. 26: Petersen Quartett
Feb. 27: Workshop with German composer Siegried Matthus
March 10: Quatuor Ysae
March 11: Kammertrio Linz-Wien
March 27: Logos
* Gran Mahakam Hotel, Jl. Mahakam I No. 6, South Jakarta (Phone: 7209966), 7:30 p.m.:
March 11: Quatour Ysae (Charity Concert)
Bandung
* CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Purnawarman 32 (Phone: 022- 4212417), 8 p.m.:
Feb. 22: Petersen Quartett
Feb. 27: Workshop with German composer Siegried Matthus
March 12: Kammertrio Linz-Wien
March 17: Quatuor Ysae
March 31: Logos
Yogyakarta
* CCF - French Cultural Center, Jl. Sagan (Phone: 0274 566520), 7:30 p.m.:
Feb. 6: Amstel Trio
Feb. 17: Trio Finlandia
March 15: Kammertrio Linz-Wien
March 16: Quatuor Ysae
April 2: Logos
Surabaya
* Majapahit Hotel, Jl. Tunjungan 65 (Phone: 031 5454333), 7:30 p.m.:
Feb. 8: Amstel Trio
Feb. 24: Petersen Quartett
March 17: Kammertrio Linz-Wien
* Novotel Hotel, Jl. Ngagel 173-175 (Phone: 031 5682301), 7:30 p.m.:
March 14: Quatuor Ysae
Bogor
* Novotel Hotel, Golf Estate Bogor Raya (Phone: 0251 271555), 7:30 p.m. .
March 12: Quatuor Ysae
Balikpapan
* Dusit Hotel, Jl. Jend. Sudirman (Phone: 0542 20155), 7:30 p.m.
March 13: Quatuor Ysae