London (ANTARA News) - The performance of Indonesian duo-pianists Iravati Sudiarso and daugter Aisha Sudiarso has attracted west classic and Indonesian music lovers in Queen Erszebet`s Palace, Godollo city, Hungary, an official said.
First secretary of socio-cultural affairs at Indonesia`s Embassy in Hungary, Arena Sri Victoria, said here Tuesday that the duo-pianists did not only play art works composed by Indonesian composers but also international ones.
Among the art works performed on the show were Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart`s "Sonata in C Major no. 16" and Anton Arensky`s "Waltz from Suite for two pianos no.1 Opus 15".
Moreover, Arena explained that the concert was jointly held by the Indonesian Embassy in Budapest, Hungary`s capital city, and the mayor of Godollo city, Dr Gemesi Gyorgy who had recently signed an agreement on sister city cooperation with Bogor city, Indonesia.
Also attending the show were Indonesia`s ambassador to Hungary, Mangasi Sihombing. In his opening remark, the ambasador marked the rise of Indonesia and Hungary`s relations especially in the cultural sector.
He considered the activity constituted an effort made by the two countries to maintain good bilateral relations in all sectors.
The two pianists opened their performance with Mozart`s work, and continued it with the very dynamic music from Camille Saint-Saens` work entitled "Rondo Capricciosso Opus 28".
Furthermore, the mother and daughter artists were also playing Indonesian composers` works such as Amir Pasaribu`s "Gending-Gending Sriwijaya" and "Sriwijaya variations".
Arena said that the show managed to draw attention from the audience that consisted of diplomats, music lovers, community leaders in Hungary and the press.
She said Indonesia`s ambassador praised the performance and said that Indonesian music had its own characteristic though played in such west instruments as piano.
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