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

Translator: Simon Djernæs Reviewer: Sune Vilsted Østergaard

Recently, I flew over a crowd

Fornyligt fløj jeg over en mængde

of thousands of people in Brazil

af tusinde mennesker, i Brasilien,

playing music by George Frideric Handel.

mens jeg spillede musik af George Frideric Handel.

I also drove along the streets of Amsterdam,

Jeg kørte også på gaderne i Amsterdam,

again playing music by this same composer.

hvor jeg også spillede musik fra samme komponist.

Let's take a look.

Lad os lige se.

(Music: George Frideric Handel, "Allegro." Performed by Daria van den Bercken.)

(Musik: George Frideric Handel, "Allegro." Udført af Daria van der Bercken.)

(Video) Daria van den Bercken: I live there on the third floor.

Daria: Jeg bor der på tredje sal.

(In Dutch) I live there on the corner.

(Hollandsk) Jeg bor der på hjørnet.

I actually live there, around the corner.

Jeg bor lige rundt om hjørnet

and you'd be really welcome.

og I er meget velkomne.

Man: (In Dutch) Does that sound like fun? Child: (In Dutch) Yes!

Mand: (Hollandsk) Lyder det sjovt? Barn: (Hollandsk) Ja!

[(In Dutch) "Handel house concert"]

[(Hollandsk) "Handel huskoncert"]

(Applause)

(Bifald)

Daria van den Bercken: All this was a real

Daira: Alt det her var en rigtig

magical experience for hundreds of reasons.

magisk oplevelse af hundrede årsager.

Now you may ask, why have I done these things?

Nu spørger I sikkert, hvorfor jeg gjorde disse ting?

They're not really typical for a musician's

Det er ikke typisk for en musikers

day-to-day life.

hverdagsliv.

Well, I did it because I fell in love with the music

Jeg gjorde det, fordi jeg blev forelsket i musikken

and I wanted to share it with as many people

og ønskede at dele det med så mange mennesker

as possible.

som muligt.

It started a couple of years ago.

Det startede for et par år siden.

I was sitting at home on the couch with the flu

Jeg sad derhjemme på sofaen og var syg,

and browsing the Internet a little,

og søgte en smule på internettet

when I found out that Handel had written works

da jeg fandt ud af, at Handel havde skrevet værker

for the keyboard.

til klaveret.

Well, I was surprised. I did not know this.

Jeg var overrasket. Det vidste jeg nemlig ikke.

So I downloaded the sheet music and started playing.

Så jeg downloadede noderne og begyndte at spille.

And what happened next was

Og det næste som skete var,

that I entered this state of pure,

at jeg kom ind i denne tilstand af ren

unprejudiced amazement.

fordomsfri forbløffelse.

It was an experience

Det var en oplevelse

of being totally in awe of the music,

af at være i fuldstændig ærefrygt til musikken

and I had not felt that in a long time.

og sådan havde jeg ikke følt i meget lang tid.

It might be easier to relate to this when you hear it.

Det er måske lettere at relatere til, når I hører det.

The first piece that I played through

Det første stykke jeg spillede igennem

started like this.

startede sådan her.

(Music)

(Musik)

Well this sounds very melancholic, doesn't it?

Det lyder meget melankolsk, gør det ikke?

And I turned the page and what came next

Jeg bladrede en side og det næste som kom

was this.

var dette.

(Music)

(Musik)

Well, this sounds very energetic, doesn't it?

Det lyder meget energisk, gør det ikke?

So within a couple of minutes,

Så indenfor et par minutter,

and the piece isn't even finished yet,

og stykket er ikke færdigt endnu,

I experienced two very contrasting characters:

oplevede jeg to meget kontrastiske ting:

beautiful melancholy and sheer energy.

smuk melankoli og ren og skær energi.

And I consider these two elements to be

Jeg betragter disse to elementer til at være

vital human expressions.

livsvigtige menneskelige udtryk.

And the purity of the music makes you hear it

Og renheden i musikken får en til, at høre det

very effectively.

meget effektivt.

I've given a lot of children's concerts

Jeg har holdt mange koncerter for børn,

for children of seven and eight years old,

børn på syv og otte år gammel,

and whatever I play, whether it's Bach, Beethoven,

og uanset hvad jeg spiller, om det er Bach, Beethoven,

even Stockhausen,

selv Stockkhausen,

or some jazzy music,

eller noget jazzmusik,

they are open to hear it,

så er de åbne for at høre det,

really willing to listen,

villige til at lytte

and they are comfortable doing so.

og de er komfartable med det.

And when classes come in

Og når der kommer klasser ind

with children who are just a few years older,

med børn som er et par år ældre,

11, 12, I felt that I sometimes already had trouble

11, 12, følte jeg, at jeg havde besvær

in reaching them like that.

med at nå ind til dem.

The complexity of the music does become an issue,

Kompleksiteten af musikken, bliver et problem,

and actually the opinions of others —

og andres meninger -

parents, friends, media — they start to count.

forældre, venner, media - begynder at spille en rolle.

But the young ones, they don't question

Men de helt unge stiller ikke spørgsmålstegn

their own opinion.

ved deres egen mening.

They are in this constant state of wonder,

De er i en konstant tilstand af undren,

and I do firmly believe that we can keep listening

og jeg tror fast på, at vi fortsat kan lytte

like these seven-year-old children,

som de syv-årige børn,

even when growing up.

selv når vi bliver ældre.

And that is why I have played

Og det er derfor, at jeg har spillet

not only in the concert hall

ikke bare i koncertsalen,

but also on the street, online, in the air:

men også på gader, online, i luften:

to feel that state of wonder,

for at føle den tilstand af undren,

to truly listen,

for virkelig at lytte

and to listen without prejudice.

og lytte uden nogle fordomme.

And I would like to invite you

Og jeg vil gerne indbyde jer

to do so now.

til at gøre det nu.

(Music: George Frideric Handel, "Chaconne in G Major." Performed by Daria van den Bercken.)

(Musik: George Frideric Handel, "Chaconne i G Major." Udført af Daria van den Bercken.)

(Applause)

(Bifald)

Thank you.

Mange tak.

(Applause)

(Bifald)