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

Translator: Sam HK Reviewer: Pei Fang Ng

Recently, I flew over a crowd

Baru-baru ini, saya berada di atas beribu-ribu orang di Brazil

of thousands of people in Brazil

playing music by George Frideric Handel.

dan memainkan muzik George Frideric Handel.

I also drove along the streets of Amsterdam,

Saya juga berada di atas jalan-jalan di Amsterdam

again playing music by this same composer.

dan memainkan muzik penggubah itu.

Let's take a look.

Mari kita menonton video ini.

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

(Muzik: George Frideric Handel, "Allegro."

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

(Video) Saya tinggal di tingkat ketiga di situ.

(In Dutch) I live there on the corner.

(Bahasa Belanda) Saya tinggal di situ.

I actually live there, around the corner.

Saya tinggal di situ. Saya mengalu-alukan awak.

and you'd be really welcome.

-Ia kedengaran menyeronokkan? -Ya!

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

[(In Dutch) "Handel house concert"]

[(Bahasa Belanda) Konsert muzik Handel]

(Applause)

(Tepukan)

Daria van den Bercken: All this was a real

Semua ini merupakan pengalaman yang indah

magical experience for hundreds of reasons.

kerana beratus-ratus sebab.

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

Mungkin anda hairan kenapa saya lakukan semua ini?

They're not really typical for a musician's

Ia bukannya perkara biasa dalam kehidupan seharian seorang pemuzik.

day-to-day life.

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

Saya lakukannya kerana saya suka muzik tersebut

and I wanted to share it with as many people

dan saya mahu mengongsikannya dengan orang ramai.

as possible.

It started a couple of years ago.

Ia bermula beberapa tahun dulu.

I was sitting at home on the couch with the flu

Kerana flu, saya duduk di atas sofa di rumah

and browsing the Internet a little,

sambil melayari Internet.

when I found out that Handel had written works

Saya mendapati bahawa Handel pernah menggubah muzik piano.

for the keyboard.

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

Saya agak terkejut. Saya tak tahu tentangnya.

So I downloaded the sheet music and started playing.

Jadi, saya memuat turun lembaran muzik dan mula memainkannya.

And what happened next was

Apa yang berlaku seterusnya ialah,

that I entered this state of pure,

saya menghayati muzik tersebut dengan penuh kehairanan.

unprejudiced amazement.

It was an experience

Saya berasa amat kagum pada muzik tersebut.

of being totally in awe of the music,

and I had not felt that in a long time.

Sudah lama saya tak berasa begitu.

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

Mungkin anda dapat mengaitkannya bila anda mendengarnya.

The first piece that I played through

Bahagian pertama yang saya mainkan bermula dengan ini.

started like this.

(Music)

(Muzik)

Well this sounds very melancholic, doesn't it?

Ia kedengaran amat sedih, bukan?

And I turned the page and what came next

Saya membelek muka surat seterusnya dan inilah muziknya.

was this.

(Music)

(Muzik)

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

Ia kedengaran amat ceria, bukan?

So within a couple of minutes,

Jadi, dalam masa beberapa minit,

and the piece isn't even finished yet,

ia cuma sebahagian daripada muzik tersebut,

I experienced two very contrasting characters:

saya mengalami dua perasaan yang berbeza:

beautiful melancholy and sheer energy.

rasa sedih dan rasa ceria.

And I consider these two elements to be

Saya menganggap kedua-duanya perasaan manusia yang penting.

vital human expressions.

Kesucian muzik menyebabkan anda mendengarnya dengan bersungguh-sungguh.

And the purity of the music makes you hear it

very effectively.

I've given a lot of children's concerts

Saya telah memainkan muzik untuk

for children of seven and eight years old,

budak-budak yang berusia 7 dan 8 tahun.

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

Semasa saya memainkannya,

sama ada muzik Bach, Beethoven, bahkan Stockhausen,

even Stockhausen,

or some jazzy music,

atau muzik jaz,

they are open to hear it,

mereka mendengarnya dengan bersungguh-sungguh,

really willing to listen,

and they are comfortable doing so.

dan mereka berada dalam keadaan yang selesa.

And when classes come in

Bila saya ada kelas dengan

with children who are just a few years older,

budak-budak yang lebih berusia, iaitu 11, 12 tahun,

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

kadangkala saya menghadapi masalah

in reaching them like that.

menyebabkan mereka berada dalam keadaan tersebut.

The complexity of the music does become an issue,

Kerumitan muzik merupakan sebuah isu,

and actually the opinions of others —

dan pendapat orang lain, iaitu

parents, friends, media — they start to count.

ibu bapa, kawan-kawan, media mempunyai pengaruhnya.

But the young ones, they don't question

Tapi, budak-budak kecil tidak mempersoalkan pendapat sendiri.

their own opinion.

They are in this constant state of wonder,

Mereka sentiasa berasa hairan.

and I do firmly believe that we can keep listening

Saya amat percaya bahawa kita boleh mendengar muzik

like these seven-year-old children,

seperti budak-budak yang berusia 7 tahun ini,

even when growing up.

walaupun setelah kita menjadi dewasa.

Sebab itulah saya bukan saja bermain piano di dewan konsert,

And that is why I have played

not only in the concert hall

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

bahkan di atas jalan, secara dalam talian, di atas langit,

to feel that state of wonder,

untuk merasai kehairanan,

to truly listen,

untuk mendengar dengan bersungguh-sungguh,

and to listen without prejudice.

dan mendengar tanpa prejudis.

Saya menjemput anda melakukannya sekarang.

And I would like to invite you

to do so now.

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

(Muzik: George Frideric Handel, "Chaconne dalam G Major")

(Applause)

(Tepukan)

Thank you.

Terima kasih.

(Applause)

(Tepukan)