ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Daria van den Bercken - Pianist
Daria van den Bercken has played piano with major Dutch orchestras, and performed many a recital in her country’s famed concert halls. But her larger vision is to bring classical music to the masses.

Why you should listen

Pianist Daria van den Bercken makes classical music lovers — and those who had no idea that they appreciated this kind of music — listen to classic composers with fresh ears. She has played with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, and is a regular guest at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. But it’s bringing classic music to unexpected audiences where her passion engages.

While sick with the flu several years ago, Daria discovered the keyboard compositions of George Frideric Handel. She wanted to bring these beautiful works to the masses. With her project ‘Handel at the Piano,’ she played these pieces in unexpected places — even flying with her piano 25-feet over the audience at the Virada Cultural Festival in São Paulo, Brazil. Through a series of concerts, and an album, she asked audiences to rethink Handel.

Daria’s latest project is 'Keys to Mozart,' an effort to breathe new life into Mozart’s piano works. She is preparing to record an album for Sony Classical and will play a series of concerts too.

More profile about the speaker
Daria van den Bercken | Speaker | TED.com
TEDSalon Berlin 2014

Daria van den Bercken: Why I take the piano on the road ... and in the air

达妮·范登·博肯: 为何我在马路上以及在空中弹钢琴 | 达妮·范登·博肯 | TedSalon

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钢琴家达妮·范登·博肯热爱乔治·弗里德里希·亨德尔的巴洛克式音乐。今天,她在努力把这份热情传递给他人。在演讲中,她以“过山车”式跌宕起伏的旋律撩拨我们的心弦——在空中,在马路上,当然,也在舞台上。
- Pianist
Daria van den Bercken has played piano with major Dutch orchestras, and performed many a recital in her country’s famed concert halls. But her larger vision is to bring classical music to the masses. Full bio

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Recently最近, I flew over a crowd人群
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最近在巴西,我一边在数千人头顶飞驰而过,
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of thousands数千 of people in Brazil巴西
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playing播放 music音乐 by George乔治 Frideric弗里德里希 Handel亨德尔.
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一边在空中弹奏乔治·弗里德里希·亨德尔的曲目。
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I also drove开车 along沿 the streets街道 of Amsterdam阿姆斯特丹,
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我还乘车驶过阿姆斯特丹的大道,
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again playing播放 music音乐 by this same相同 composer作曲家.
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同样一边弹奏着亨德尔的曲目。
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Let's take a look.
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让我们看一下。
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(Music音乐: George乔治 Frideric弗里德里希 Handel亨德尔, "Allegro快板."
Performed执行 by Daria达里娅 van面包车 den巢穴 BerckenBercken.)
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(音乐:亨德尔《Allegro》,由Daria演奏)
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(Video视频) Daria达里娅 van面包车 den巢穴 BerckenBercken: I
live生活 there on the third第三 floor地板.
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(视频)Daria:我住在那边的第三层楼上。
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(In Dutch荷兰人) I live生活 there on the corner.
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(荷兰语)我住在那边的街角。
我确实住在那,街角附近,非常欢迎你来玩。
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I actually其实 live生活 there, around the corner.
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and you'd be really welcome欢迎.
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男子:(荷兰语)听起来有趣吗?
孩童:(荷兰语)是的!
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Man: (In Dutch荷兰人) Does that sound声音 like fun开玩笑?
Child儿童: (In Dutch荷兰人) Yes!
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[(荷兰语)亨德尔的《house concert》]
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[(In Dutch荷兰人) "Handel亨德尔 house concert音乐会"]
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(Applause掌声)
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Daria达里娅 van面包车 den巢穴 BerckenBercken: All this was a real真实
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Daria:你可以有成千上万的理由认为,这感觉真是太奇妙了
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magical神奇 experience经验 for hundreds数以百计 of reasons原因.
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Now you may可能 ask, why have I doneDONE these things?
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你或许会问:我为什么要做这些?
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They're not really typical典型 for a musician's音乐家
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这并不是一个音乐家典型的的日常生活。
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day-to-day日复一日 life.
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Well, I did it because I fell下跌 in love with the music音乐
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我这么做,是因为我从心底热爱音乐,
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and I wanted to share分享 it with as many许多 people
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我想跟尽可能多的人分享。
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as possible可能.
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要从几年前说起,
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It started开始 a couple一对 of years年份 ago.
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I was sitting坐在 at home on the couch长椅 with the flu流感
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那时,我患了流感,在家中沙发上坐着,
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and browsing浏览 the Internet互联网 a little,
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浏览着网页,
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when I found发现 out that Handel亨德尔 had written书面 works作品
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我发现亨德尔曾谱写过钢琴曲。
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for the keyboard键盘.
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Well, I was surprised诧异. I did not know this.
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我感到惊讶,我之前并不知道。
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So I downloaded下载 the sheet music音乐 and started开始 playing播放.
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因此我下载了曲谱,开始弹奏。
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And what happened发生 next下一个 was
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随后,我步入了一种纯粹的、惊奇的
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that I entered进入 this state of pure,
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可以心无旁骛的境界中。
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unprejudiced不带偏见 amazement惊愕.
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这是一种对音乐全然敬畏的感觉,
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It was an experience经验
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of being存在 totally完全 in awe威严 of the music音乐,
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and I had not felt that in a long time.
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对我来说,这感觉真的是久违了。
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It might威力 be easier更轻松 to relate涉及 to this when you hear it.
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当你们听到这支曲子,你们更能理解我的感受。
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The first piece that I played发挥 through通过
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我弹奏的第一章曲目是这样开始的。
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started开始 like this.
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(Music音乐)
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Well this sounds声音 very melancholic忧郁, doesn't it?
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听起来非常忧郁,不是吗?
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And I turned转身 the page and what came来了 next下一个
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翻过这一页,接下来是这样的。
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was this.
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Well, this sounds声音 very energetic有活力, doesn't it?
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听起来充满活力,不是吗?
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So within a couple一对 of minutes分钟,
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这只是几分钟之内,
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and the piece isn't even finished yet然而,
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而且这一章还没结束,
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I experienced有经验的 two very contrasting对比 characters人物:
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我从中体会到了两个对比强烈的风格:
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beautiful美丽 melancholy愁绪 and sheer绝对 energy能源.
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明媚的忧伤和满满的能量。
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And I consider考虑 these two elements分子 to be
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我认为这是人类情感中至关重要的两种元素。
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vital重要 human人的 expressions表达式.
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纯粹的音乐让你深深地体会到这种情感。
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And the purity纯度 of the music音乐 makes品牌 you hear it
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very effectively有效.
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I've given特定 a lot of children's儿童 concerts音乐会
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我曾给很多七八岁的小朋友演奏音乐,
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for children孩子 of seven and eight years年份 old,
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and whatever随你 I play, whether是否 it's Bach过独身生活, Beethoven贝多芬,
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无论我演奏的是谁音乐,巴赫,贝多芬,甚至斯托克豪森,
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even Stockhausen豪森,
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or some jazzy爵士 music音乐,
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或是爵士乐,
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they are open打开 to hear it,
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他们都能打开心扉去聆听,而且真的非常愿意去聆听,
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really willing愿意 to listen,
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他们觉得这样做很自然。
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and they are comfortable自在 doing so.
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And when classes come in
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当我给稍大一些的小朋友演奏音乐,如十一二岁,
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with children孩子 who are just a few少数 years年份 older旧的,
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11, 12, I felt that I sometimes有时 already已经 had trouble麻烦
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我觉得有些难以达到那种效果了。
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in reaching到达 them like that.
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The complexity复杂 of the music音乐 does become成为 an issue问题,
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音乐难以理解是一个因素,
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and actually其实 the opinions意见 of others其他
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他们开始在意其他人,如父母、朋友、媒体的意见事实上也是一个因素。
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parents父母, friends朋友, media媒体 — they start开始 to count计数.
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But the young年轻 ones那些, they don't question
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但年轻一点的孩子不会质疑内心的想法。
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their own拥有 opinion意见.
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They are in this constant不变 state of wonder奇迹,
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他们一直在好奇、探索的状态中,
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and I do firmly牢牢 believe that we can keep listening
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而且我坚信,我们也可以像七岁小朋友那样聆听,
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like these seven-year-old七十岁 children孩子,
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even when growing生长 up.
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尽管我们已经长大了。
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And that is why I have played发挥
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这就是我为何不只是在音乐厅里演奏,
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not only in the concert音乐会 hall大厅
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but also on the street, online线上, in the air空气:
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也在马路上、网上、空中演奏的原因:
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to feel that state of wonder奇迹,
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让人们感受那种好奇、探索,
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to truly listen,
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真正地聆听,
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and to listen without prejudice偏见.
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心无旁骛地去欣赏。
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And I would like to invite邀请 you
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所以,现在我想请你们来一起聆听。
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to do so now.
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(Music音乐: George乔治 Frideric弗里德里希 Handel亨德尔, "Chaconne恰空 in G Major重大的."
Performed执行 by Daria达里娅 van面包车 den巢穴 BerckenBercken.)
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(音乐:亨德尔《Chaconne in G Major》,由Daria演奏)
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Yumeng Guo
Reviewed by Eric Chiang

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Daria van den Bercken - Pianist
Daria van den Bercken has played piano with major Dutch orchestras, and performed many a recital in her country’s famed concert halls. But her larger vision is to bring classical music to the masses.

Why you should listen

Pianist Daria van den Bercken makes classical music lovers — and those who had no idea that they appreciated this kind of music — listen to classic composers with fresh ears. She has played with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, and is a regular guest at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. But it’s bringing classic music to unexpected audiences where her passion engages.

While sick with the flu several years ago, Daria discovered the keyboard compositions of George Frideric Handel. She wanted to bring these beautiful works to the masses. With her project ‘Handel at the Piano,’ she played these pieces in unexpected places — even flying with her piano 25-feet over the audience at the Virada Cultural Festival in São Paulo, Brazil. Through a series of concerts, and an album, she asked audiences to rethink Handel.

Daria’s latest project is 'Keys to Mozart,' an effort to breathe new life into Mozart’s piano works. She is preparing to record an album for Sony Classical and will play a series of concerts too.

More profile about the speaker
Daria van den Bercken | Speaker | TED.com