As we happily closed the Ananda Sukarlan Award 2010 with the brilliant performance of Ananda's "Rapsodia Nusantara no. 4" by the amazing ASA award winner Edith Widayani, new works, activities, performances are waiting. The complete list of award winners can be read at http://asaward.blogspot.com/ . And we are already very much looking forward to ASA 2012 !

Apart from private / closed appearances, there are 2 public performances of Ananda or his works shortly in Bandung and Bali :

- On Thursday, July 29th Ananda's colossal work "Stanza Suara" will be premiered to inaugurate the huge ITB International Choir Competition & Festival. This 8-minute work contains the theme song for the next festivals, and it is scored for big choir, orchestra and an array of angklung (the West Javanese traditional instrument) players. The piece is about the origin of sound and its transformation to music, based on a poem by Indonesia's prominent poet Hasan Aspahani.
The performance will take place at the Aula Dirgantara, IPTN (near the airport of Bandung) at 7 p.m. The conductor will be Indra Listiyanto. This hall is not normally used for concerts but it was chosen for the inauguration to take place due to its large capacity. We are grateful for the sophisticated sound system & engineers sponsored by House of Piano. However, it is almost sold out, so please reserve immediately if you want to attend this colossal performance to Shelty at 0813 200 222 60.

- On Indonesia's Independence Day (August 17) the Maestro will perform an open air concert in the beautiful island of Bali, among others his celebrated series of Rapsodia Nusantara. The concert will take place at Bale Agung Hall at Hotel Tugu Bali at Jl. Pantai Batu Bolong, Canggu Beach, Bali, Indonesia on 17 August 2010, at 7:30pm. Tickets go for IDR 400.000++ per person, including dinner and one cocktail. RSVP Irma/Dewi at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call +62 361-731701.

Ananda Sukarlan will also give masterclasses for pianists from across the country at the Ananda Sukarlan Center on August 7 & 8. For more info please contact AS Center at 021 723 7285 (working hours) or 0818 891038 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Do not forget to visit periodically our website http://www.musik-sastra.com/ to learn what is happening in Indonesia's classical music scene!