Classical Music In Indonesia

Indonesia has many classical music institutions such as the Yamaha Music, Farabi, Sekolah Musik Jakarta, Jakarta Arts Institute. The development of classical music can not be separated from classical music education system itself. One of the educational system that had developed classical music in Indonesia is the education system ABRSM (Assosiated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) which is often known as the Royal system. Yamaha music education system is also a music education system that successfully provides classical music education in Indonesia.
Currently, only segentir universities in Indonesia that have music majors. For example Pelita Harapan University who has an undergraduate education in the field of Music. Jogyakarta Music Institute is one of the oldest formal education in Indonesia.

Some big names in the development of classical music in Indonesia is Ananda Trusutji Sukarlan and Kamal. Who was he?

Ananda Sukarlan began his musical journey at the age of 5 years. after graduating from Canisius High School in 1986, he decided to study in Jakarta Music School. Ananda is a pianist Sukarlan robust. He possessed mental really a winner mentality. how not, he could return to Indonesia because of his scholarship from Petrof Piano stopped before he graduated. then at the time he has managed to get a second scholarship from the Dutch government, the scholarship is to be stopped because of cultural cooperation between Indonesia and the Netherlands has ended. That does not dampen his spirit to become a powerful pianist. He finally won in a piano competition and raise funds to be used as living expenses during that time 8 bulan.Mulai various national awards and achievements, he managed to achieve. He included pianist productive in providing seminars, concerts and composing.

Trisutji Kamal is a pianist and composer born in Jakarta. He was born in an environment with background music parents who understand the violin. He grew up in North Sumatra in the culture Malasia. At 7 years old when he started his music journey. Since the beginning pejalannya, his talent in transforming the song is very visible. In a relatively young age, he took various konsevatori music education in Europe. In the course of their education, many of his compositions played in Rome, Vienna, Moscow and Prague.Akhirnya He graduated from the Conservatory of Santa Cecilia of Rome with the concentration of piano, composition and acoustic music. He finally decided to return to Indonesia in 1967 and began active in Indonesia's music world with a show, gave lectures at various music institutions and various other musical activities. His contribution to traditional music with the establishment of Indonesia appeared "Kamal Trisutji Ensemble" which is a combination of a piano duo and Balinese gamelan in 1995.