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

Daria van den Bercken: Perché porto il piano nelle strade… e nell'aria

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La pianista Daria van den Bercken si è innamorata della musica barocca per piano di George Frideric Handel. Oggi, punta ad accendere la stessa passione negli altri. In questo intervento, ci accompagna attraverso le montagne russe emotive della sua musica, mentre veleggia in aria col suo piano, portandolo lungo le strade e ovviamento sul palco.
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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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RecentlyRecentemente, I flewvolò over a crowdfolla
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Di recente, ho volato su una folla
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of thousandsmigliaia of people in BrazilBrasile
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di migliaia di persone in Brasile,
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playinggiocando musicmusica by GeorgeGeorge FridericFrideric HandelHandel.
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suonando musica di George Frideric Handel.
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I alsoanche droveguidavo alonglungo the streetsstrade of AmsterdamAmsterdam,
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Ho anche guidato lungo
le strade di Amsterdam,
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again playinggiocando musicmusica by this samestesso composercompositore.
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suonando nuovamente musica
dello stesso compositore.
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Let's take a look.
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Diamo un'occhiata.
(Musica: George Frideric Handel, "Allegro"
eseguita da Daria van den Bercken.)
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(MusicMusica: GeorgeGeorge FridericFrideric HandelHandel, "AllegroAllegro."
PerformedEseguite by DariaDaria vanfurgone denDen BerckenBercken.)
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Io vivo là al terzo piano.
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(VideoVideo) DariaDaria vanfurgone denDen BerckenBercken: I
livevivere there on the thirdterzo floorpavimento.
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(In DutchOlandese) I livevivere there on the cornerangolo.
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(In olandese)
Io vivo all'angolo.
Vivo proprio là, dietro l'angolo,
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I actuallyin realtà livevivere there, around the cornerangolo.
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sareste i benvenuti.
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and you'dfaresti be really welcomebenvenuto.
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Uomo: "Ti sembra divertente?"
Bambino: "Sì!"
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Man: (In DutchOlandese) Does that soundsuono like fundivertimento?
ChildBambino: (In DutchOlandese) Yes!
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[(In DutchOlandese) "HandelHandel housecasa concertconcerto"]
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[(In olandese) "Sala Concerti Handel"]
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(ApplauseApplausi)
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(Applausi)
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DariaDaria vanfurgone denDen BerckenBercken: All this was a realvero
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Questa è stata realmente
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magicalmagico experienceEsperienza for hundredscentinaia of reasonsmotivi.
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un'esperienza magica per mille motivi.
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Now you maypuò askChiedere, why have I donefatto these things?
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Ora potreste chiedervi,
perché ha fatto queste cose?
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They're not really typicaltipico for a musician'sdi musicista
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Non sono realmente tipiche
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day-to-daygiorno per giorno life.
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della vita di tutti i giorni di un musicista.
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Well, I did it because I fellabbattere in love with the musicmusica
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L'ho fatto perché
mi sono innamorata della musica
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and I wanted to shareCondividere it with as manymolti people
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e ho voluto condividerla
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as possiblepossibile.
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con più persone possibili.
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It startediniziato a couplecoppia of yearsanni agofa.
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Tutto è iniziato un paio di anni fa.
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I was sittingseduta at home on the couchdivano with the fluinfluenza
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Ero a casa seduta sul divano
con l'influenza
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and browsingnavigazione the InternetInternet a little,
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e stavo navigando su Internet,
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when I foundtrovato out that HandelHandel had writtenscritto workslavori
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quando ho scoperto
che Handel aveva scritto
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for the keyboardtastiera.
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opere per piano.
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Well, I was surprisedsorpreso. I did not know this.
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Ero sorpresa, non lo sapevo.
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So I downloadedscaricato the sheetfoglio musicmusica and startediniziato playinggiocando.
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Così ho scaricato gli spartiti
e ho iniziato a suonare.
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And what happenedè accaduto nextIl prossimo was
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that I enteredentrato this statestato of purepuro,
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entrai in questo stato di pura
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unprejudicedsenza pregiudizi amazementstupore.
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e spassionata meraviglia.
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It was an experienceEsperienza
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È stata un'esperienza
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of beingessere totallytotalmente in aweAWE of the musicmusica,
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di totale stupore per la musica,
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and I had not feltprovato that in a long time.
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che non avevo provato da tempo.
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It mightpotrebbe be easierPiù facile to relateriferirsi to this when you hearsentire it.
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Potrebbe essere più semplice capire
dopo averla ascoltata.
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The first piecepezzo that I playedgiocato throughattraverso
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La prima pezzo che ho suonato
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startediniziato like this.
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inizia così.
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(MusicMusica)
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(Musica)
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Well this soundssuoni very melancholicmalinconica, doesn't it?
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Suona molto malinconico vero?
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And I turnedtrasformato the pagepagina and what cameè venuto nextIl prossimo
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Poi ho girato la pagina
e c'era questo.
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was this.
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(Musica)
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(MusicMusica)
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Well, this soundssuoni very energeticenergico, doesn't it?
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Suona molto energico, non è vero?
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So withinentro a couplecoppia of minutesminuti,
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Quindi in un paio di minuti,
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and the piecepezzo isn't even finishedfinito yetancora,
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e il pezzo non è ancora finito,
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I experiencedesperto two very contrastinga contrasto characterspersonaggi:
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ho provato due caratteri
molto contrastanti:
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beautifulbellissimo melancholymalinconia and sheerpuro energyenergia.
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malinconica bellezza e pura energia.
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And I considerprendere in considerazione these two elementselementi to be
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Considero questi due elementi
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vitalvitale humanumano expressionsespressioni.
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espressioni umane fondamentali.
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And the puritypurezza of the musicmusica makesfa you hearsentire it
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La purezza della musica ve lo fa sentire
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very effectivelyefficacemente.
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in modo efficace.
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I've givendato a lot of children'sbambini concertsconcerti
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Ho fatto molti concerti per bambini,
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for childrenbambini of sevenSette and eightotto yearsanni oldvecchio,
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bambini di sette e otto anni,
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and whateverqualunque cosa I playgiocare, whetherse it's BachBach, BeethovenBeethoven,
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e qualsiasi cosa suoni,
da Bach, Beethoven,
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even StockhausenStockhausen,
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persino Stockhausen,
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or some jazzyJazzy musicmusica,
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oppure un po' di musica Jazz,
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they are openAperto to hearsentire it,
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sono aperti a sentirla,
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really willingdisposto to listen,
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davvero disposti ad ascoltare,
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and they are comfortableconfortevole doing so.
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e sono a loro agio in questo modo.
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And when classesclassi come in
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Quando arrivano classi
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with childrenbambini who are just a fewpochi yearsanni olderpiù vecchio,
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con bambini che hanno
solo qualche anno in più,
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11, 12, I feltprovato that I sometimesa volte alreadygià had troubleguaio
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11 e 12, a volte ho avuto difficoltà
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in reachingraggiungendo them like that.
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ad arrivare a loro nella stessa maniera.
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The complexitycomplessità of the musicmusica does becomediventare an issueproblema,
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La complessità della musica
diventa quindi un problema,
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and actuallyin realtà the opinionsopinioni of othersaltri
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e le opinioni degli altri,
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parentsgenitori, friendsamici, mediamedia — they startinizio to countcontare.
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genitori, amici, media,
iniziano a essere importanti.
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But the younggiovane onesquelli, they don't questiondomanda
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I più piccoli però,
loro non mettono in dubbio
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theirloro ownproprio opinionopinione.
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la loro opinione.
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They are in this constantcostante statestato of wondermeravigliarsi,
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Sono in questo continuo
stato di meraviglia
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and I do firmlysaldamente believe that we can keep listeningascoltando
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e credo che possiamo
continuare ad ascoltare
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like these seven-year-oldsette-anno-vecchio childrenbambini,
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come questi bambini di sette anni,
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even when growingin crescita up.
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anche quando diventiamo grandi.
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And that is why I have playedgiocato
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Per questo ho suonato
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not only in the concertconcerto hallsala
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non solo in sale da concerti,
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but alsoanche on the streetstrada, onlinein linea, in the airaria:
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ma anche per strada, online e nell'aria:
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to feel that statestato of wondermeravigliarsi,
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per sentire lo stato di meraviglia,
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to trulyveramente listen,
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per ascoltare veramente,
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and to listen withoutsenza prejudiceSalve.
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per ascoltare senza pregiudizi.
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And I would like to inviteinvitare you
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Vi vorrei invitare
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to do so now.
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a fare lo stesso ora.
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(MusicMusica: GeorgeGeorge FridericFrideric HandelHandel, "ChaconneCiaccona in G MajorPrincipali."
PerformedEseguite by DariaDaria vanfurgone denDen BerckenBercken.)
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(Musica: George F Handel, "Chaconne in G Major"
eseguita da Daria van den Bercken)
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(ApplauseApplausi)
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(Applausi)
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Thank you.
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Grazie.
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(Applausi)
Translated by Roberto Bertagnin
Reviewed by CRISTINA JOGNA PRAT

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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

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