Ensemble Tritala
Connected by their love of art songs, opera singers - soprano Sofia Livotov and tenor Satriya Krisna together with Indonesian pianist and RCM graduate Prajna Indrawati began their collaboration in 2018.
As some of the few artists currently performing and recording Indonesian classical music in Europe, the three musicians strive to bring this lesser-known genre to a wider audience. Their recent performances of Indonesian art songs include appearances at the University of Leeds International Concert Series 2023,the Jakarta Conservatorium of Music, the Oxford Song Festival, and at international venues in London, Hamburg and Salzburg.
Furthermore, songs from their short album Sounds of Indonesia - which the musicians recorded during lockdown - were broadcast on German radio SWR2, Radio Klassik Stephansdom and Canadian radio CKIA FM. Ensemble Tritala effortlessly brings together Western and Indonesian classical music in their concerts and allows the audience to discover many rarities in addition to well-known art songs and duets.
Sounds of Indonesia:
Unheard Stories from a Distant Land
The programme "Sounds of Indonesia: Unheard Stories from a Distant Land" explores Indonesian art song and piano music alongside works by European composers connected to or inspired by Indonesia. The programme brings together music by Indonesian composers including Mochtar Embut, Ismail Marzuki, Jaya Suprana and woman composer Trisutji Kamal, alongside works by Claude Debussy, Benjamin Britten, Paul Seelig, Leopold Godowsky and Henk Badings. Through songs and solo piano works, the programme not only introduces audiences to a rich musical tradition that is still little known outside Indonesia, but also offers glimpses into the country’s history and its colonial past. By placing Indonesian and European repertoire alongside one another, it creates a musical dialogue between different cultural perspectives and histories.
Indonesian art songs, also known as "Seriosa", have yet to gain recognition in the Western classical music scene. Nevertheless, their history is both fascinating and inspiring. Seriosa emerged in the 20th century, introduced by a small group of European-educated musicians, and played a pivotal role in inspiring Indonesian fighters during the National Resurgence movement. As an expression of freedom, these songs reflect the voice of a new generation, recounting stories of leadership, victory, Indonesian nature, mythology, and the struggles of a country that endured three and a half centuries of colonization.
The programme was presented at the Jakarta Conservatory of Music and as part of the University of Leeds International Concert Series in 2023.
Programme duration:
60 minutes without interval (shorter version)
90 minutes with interval (extended version)
Connected by their love of art songs, opera singers - soprano Sofia Livotov and tenor Satriya Krisna together with Indonesian pianist and RCM graduate Prajna Indrawati began their collaboration in 2018.
As some of the few artists currently performing and recording Indonesian classical music in Europe, the three musicians strive to bring this lesser-known genre to a wider audience. Their recent performances of Indonesian art songs include appearances at the University of Leeds International Concert Series 2023,the Jakarta Conservatorium of Music, the Oxford Song Festival, and at international venues in London, Hamburg and Salzburg.
Furthermore, songs from their short album Sounds of Indonesia - which the musicians recorded during lockdown - were broadcast on German radio SWR2, Radio Klassik Stephansdom and Canadian radio CKIA FM. Ensemble Tritala effortlessly brings together Western and Indonesian classical music in their concerts and allows the audience to discover many rarities in addition to well-known art songs and duets.
Sounds of Indonesia:
Unheard Stories from a Distant Land
The programme "Sounds of Indonesia: Unheard Stories from a Distant Land" explores Indonesian art song and piano music alongside works by European composers connected to or inspired by Indonesia. The programme brings together music by Indonesian composers including Mochtar Embut, Ismail Marzuki, Jaya Suprana and woman composer Trisutji Kamal, alongside works by Claude Debussy, Benjamin Britten, Paul Seelig, Leopold Godowsky and Henk Badings. Through songs and solo piano works, the programme not only introduces audiences to a rich musical tradition that is still little known outside Indonesia, but also offers glimpses into the country’s history and its colonial past. By placing Indonesian and European repertoire alongside one another, it creates a musical dialogue between different cultural perspectives and histories.
Indonesian art songs, also known as "Seriosa", have yet to gain recognition in the Western classical music scene. Nevertheless, their history is both fascinating and inspiring. Seriosa emerged in the 20th century, introduced by a small group of European-educated musicians, and played a pivotal role in inspiring Indonesian fighters during the National Resurgence movement. As an expression of freedom, these songs reflect the voice of a new generation, recounting stories of leadership, victory, Indonesian nature, mythology, and the struggles of a country that endured three and a half centuries of colonization.
The programme was presented at the Jakarta Conservatory of Music and as part of the University of Leeds International Concert Series in 2023.
Programme duration:
60 minutes without interval (shorter version)
90 minutes with interval (extended version)
Sofia Livotov · Soprano
Sofia Livotov is a German soprano based in Geneva, known for a flexible, radiant voice and stylistic versatility from Baroque to contemporary repertoire. She has performed with the Grand Théâtre de Genève and Opera North, and at venues and festivals including the Southbank Centre in London, Tonhalle Zürich and Oxford Song Festival. Sofia is a bursary recipient of the International Opera Awards Foundation and a prize-winner of the London Classical Music Competition.
Satriya Krisna · Tenor
Satriya Krisna is an Indonesian tenor based in Geneva, with performances at the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Dutch National Opera, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Opera North. His operatic repertoire includes roles such as Don José in Carmen, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Lensky in Eugene Onegin and Ferrando in Così fan tutte. He trained at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the National Opera Studio in London, and is an alumnus of the Verbier Festival Academy, Samling Artist Programme and Georg Solti Accademia. In 2027, he will make his Royal Opera House debut as the Armed Man in The Magic Flute.
Sofia Livotov · Soprano
Indonesian pianist Prajna Indrawati honed her Master of Performance degree in Piano Accompaniment (2018) at the Royal College of Music under the tutelage of Roger Vignoles, Kathron Sturrock, and Simon Lepper. She was awarded second place for Accompanist Prize in “Brooks- van der Pump” English Song Competition and Joan Chisell Schumann Competition and Titanic Memoriam Award for accompanist in Lies Askonas Competition 2018. She had performed in BBRadio3 “in Tune”, St. Martin in-the-fields, Royal Festival Hall, St. James Picadilly, Kings Place London, Perth Music Festival, Newbury Spring Festival, Alderney Music Festival, Leeds International Music Festival, etc; as well in Seville (Spain) and Creete (Greece). Together with soprano Sofia Livotov, they took part in NexTus Online Festival 2021 and Oxford Lieder Mastercourse 2021 supported by HelpMusicians UK and Oxford Lieder.
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