From a earlier version of the Brillante Piano Pageant
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Brillante is a Nagaland-based piano pageant which is into its fifth yr and is coming to Bengaluru for the primary time. The occasion will see musicians from 15 Indian States and 18 international locations, make music over two days.
Khyochano TCK, founder and director of the Brillante Piano Pageant, says the pageant started in 2017 as a response to what was wanted in the neighborhood on the time. “We’re from the northeast a part of India and a rural neighborhood, with distinctive expertise in music. Nevertheless, there was no infrastructure in place to direct music lovers, college students or their dad and mom, to energise, encourage and encourage the youth,” says Khyochano.
“We have been drawn to the necessity to present a dignifying of arts, tradition and music throughout the State,” she says, including that although it was initially envisioned for the area people, it has since unfold to totally different elements of India, following the response garnered from the second and subsequent editions.
Khyochano TCK, founder and director of the Brillante Piano Pageant
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“Brillante is about awakening potentialities within the lives of individuals, of their goals and objectives, awakening potentialities in neighbourhoods once they see how inventive engagements can convey a few change in perspective and in addition to the way in which we dwell and do issues.”
As altruistic as that sounds, the multi-genre, piano-centric pageant focuses on “efficiency, pedagogy and competitors.” This version themed Magic of the Keys, highlights not solely the historical past of this instrument, but in addition its relevance sooner or later, because the piano has tailored to alter through the years.
Magic of the Keys will see performances by Bengaluru abilities Aman Mahajan, Derek and the Cats, Radha Thomas and others from outdoors town resembling Adam Greig and Grammy winner Manoj George, in addition to these from Nagaland.
Moroccan-Hungarian live performance pianist Maroun Benabdellah has been related to Brillante since 2022. “That was the web model because of the pandemic; this would be the first time I will probably be attending such a significant piano occasion in India in individual,” says Maroun over cellphone.
He will probably be presenting music by Spanish composer Enrique Granados and Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 amongst different items. Whereas it could appear to be an overkill on classical items, Maroun says the Rhapsody is kind of well-known. “Everybody has heard it as a result of was used within the Tom and Jerry episode The Cat Concerto.”
From a earlier version of the Brillante Piano Pageant
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Particular Association
He goes on to share an attention-grabbing element — regardless that it was for an animated cartoon, The Cat Concerto, was correct right down to the minutest element. “As an example, every time there’s a C-sharp within the music, Tom is seen taking part in C-sharp on the piano too, regardless that solely a pianist would recognise it.”
Musician Lydian Nadhaswaram from Chennai who will even be at Brillante, is thrilled as most main music occasions, “cease at Mumbai or Delhi.” Aside from a number of Western classical, jazz and improv items, he will probably be taking part in Dance of Spring by Chinese language composer Lang Lang, which Lydian says, “just isn’t quite common however fairly lovely.”
The Brillante Music Pageant will embrace workshops and masterclasses. There will even be a flea market that includes goodies and wares from Nagaland. The Pageant strikes to Kochi following its efficiency in Bengaluru.
Brillante Piano Pageant will happen on September 28 and 29 on the Status Srihari Khoday Centre for Performing Arts. Tickets beginning at ₹499 are on BookMyShow. For different particulars go browsing to brillantefest.org
Printed – September 27, 2024 02:00 pm IST
