Daria van den Bercken: Why I take the piano on the road ... and in the air
Daria van den Bercken: Varför jag tar med pianot ut på gatan... och upp i luften
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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av Georg Friedrich Händel.
av samma kompositör.
framförd av Daria van den Bercken)
Performed by Daria van den Bercken.)
på tredje våningen.
live there on the third floor.
Barn: (Holländska) Ja!
Child: (In Dutch) Yes!
Allt det här var verkligen
av hundratals anledningar.
varför jag har gjort så här?
blev förälskad i musiken
hade skrivit musik
Jag visste inte det.
och började spela.
när man hör det.
melankoliskt, eller hur?
väldigt energiskt, eller hur?
starkt kontrasterande karaktärer:
vare sig det är Bach, Beethoven,
redan då fick problem
av konstant förundran,
att vi kan fortsätta lyssna
på internet, i luften:
tillstånd av förundran,
G-dur, framförd av Daria van den Bercken)
Performed by Daria van den Bercken.)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Daria van den Bercken - PianistDaria 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.
Daria van den Bercken | Speaker | TED.com