ANANDA SUKARLAN

(1968)

Critics have proclaimed Ananda Sukarlan as One of the worlds leading pianists who has been
at the forefront of championing new piano music (Sydney Morning Herald), and as One of the
greatest interpreters of music of today (ABC, Spain) for this composer & pianist (b. June 10,
1968) who is now enjoying a solid career with concerts and recordings that could be heard all
over the world.
Born in Jakarta, he went to Europe when he was 17, graduated with summa cum laude in 1993
from the Royal Conservatory of Den Haag under the guidance of Naum Grubert and was a prize
winner of many international competitions, such as the Nadia Boulanger Award of Orleans. He
has performed in many overseas festivals with symphony orchestras and ensembles of Berlin,
Rotterdam, nearly all symphony orchestras in Spain, Paris, Wellington as well as appearances in
radios and TVs throughout Europe. He was the first Indonesian artist who established the
cultural relationship between Portugal and Indonesia by performing as a soloist with the
Portuguese National Symphony Orchestra in 2000, right after the re-opening of the diplomatic
relationship between the two countries. He is the only Indonesian listed in the book "2000
outstanding musicians of the 20th century" and "The International Who's Who in Music"
published by Cambridge. Until the beginning of 2010 he has recorded 14 CDs, which include
the complete piano works of Santiago Lanchares, David del Puerto, Jesus Rueda, Toru
Takemitsu as well as works by Peter Sculthorpe, Amir Pasaribu, Trisutji Kamal, Theo
Loevendie and of course himself.
As an equally successful composer, his works have been commissioned and performed by the
Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music, Indonesian Opera Society, among others. His
collaboration with prominent choreographer Chendra Panatan has given birth to many works for
ballet, performed both in Europe and Indonesia. His groundbreaking opera written for one
soprano only, based on a monologue by Seno Gumira Ajidarma, "IBU -- yang anaknya diculik
itu" (Mother, whose son had been kidnapped) was just premiered in June 2009 in Jakarta. Until
now he has written works for orchestra and instruments, but it is his production for voices, such
as his more than 80 songs for voice and piano, choral works, 2 operas, 2 cantatas ("Ars
Amatoria" and "LIBERTAS") and theatre works that consolidated his high reputation as a
composer by being frequently performed all around the world. Other celebrated chamber / solo
works include the string quartet "Lontano" for Midori Goto and her quartet, a guitar solo piece

for Miguel Trapaga, many works for piano solo (a series of Rapsodia Nusantara based on
Indonesia folk melodies, a series of virtuosic Etudes, and 37 easy piano pieces compiled as
"Alicia's piano book") and multiple pianos. Projects in 2010 include his third opera, "KALAH
DAN MENANG" (Losing and Winning) based on a novel by celebrated Indonesian author
Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana commissioned by Bimasena, and a modern ballet based on the legend
"Joko Tarub", a collaboration with Chendra Panatan. He is also working on a series of musical
works written for disabled musicians, on a commission by Fundacion Musica Abierta of Spain.
His works have been the object of studies for many doctoral thesis and other musical researches
by many students, professionals, musicians and musicologists in the U.S, Europe and Australia.
Ananda is a founding member of the Jakarta Conservatory of Music as well as of the MUSICA
PRESENTE, The Dream Team of Spanish Music. A book about these 10 most influential
Spanish-based composers & musicians was published in 2007

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LIST OF WORKS
(August, 2011)

Chamber Operas

SATRIA, for soprano, baritone, 3 actors/dancers & 9 musicians 1 hour 10'

IBU, YANG ANAKNYA DICULIK ITU (The Mother, whose son was kidnapped)
for soprano solo, piano, flute & percussion 40'

LAKI-LAKI SEJATI (A Real Man) for soprano, mezzosoprano & piano 20'

DIALOG DALAM GELAP (Dialogue in darkness) for tenor, baritone, 1 pantomime actor,
piano & percussion 20'

Orchestra

FONS JUVENTATIS, an overture for piano & orchestra 5'

Cantata no. 2 "LIBERTAS", for solo baritone, choir & chamber orchestra 28'

STANZA SUARA, for choir, orchestra & angklung (Indonesian trad. instrs.) 7'

A work for flute & orchestra (in progress) to be premiered by Andrea Griminelli in
2012-2013

Choir

Cantata no. 1 "ARS AMATORIA" for soprano & baritone, children & male choir & 4
instruments 30'

Choral Fantasy for soprano solo, choir & piano 6'

Psalm 148, for SATB a cappella 4'

Jokpiniana no.1, for SATB a cappella 4'

Jokpiniana no.2, for SATB & piano 4'

Ballet

BIBIRKU BERSUJUD DI BIBIRMU, for soprano, flute (doubl. alto-fl), violin, piano
13'

VEGA & ALTAIR, for flute, violin, cello, harp 20'

Chamber music

LONTANO, for string quartet (choreographic interlude from the opera "Mengapa Kau
Culik Anak Kami") 5'

REQUIESCAT, for english horn & str. qt (from Cantata no. 2 "Libertas")

RESCUING ARIADNE, for flute & piano 6'30"

PRELUDE AND INTERMEZZO from the opera "IBU", for flute & piano 6'

ECHO'S WHISPER, for oboe & piano 4'

LUST'S PASSION, for clarinet in Bb & piano 5'

A SICILIAN DIARY, for 3 flutes 6'

SWEET SORROW, for violin & piano 3'

THE TRAITOR'S TORTURER TANGO (from the unfinished opera PRO PATRIA) for
cello & piano 4'

Chamber music written for handicapped pianists (LH normal, RH only functioning
with 2 fingers) . Can be played by normal (intermediate level) pianists

Someone's stolen her heart (and I found it) , for viola & piano 3'

The Sleepers, for violin & piano 3'

Two pieces for trumpet & piano 5'

Nothing Gold can stay (Robert Frost), for soprano & piano 2'

Daun Jati (S. Yoga), for baritone (with falsetti) & piano 2'

The Pirates are Coming, for 1 pianist with only 2 fingers acc. by 1 pianist (both hands)

Piano(s)

"... and the twain shall meet ...," for piano 4 hands 5'

THE HUMILIATION OF DRUPADI, for 2 pianos 6'

SCHUMANN'S PSYCHOSIS, for 3 pianos 6 pianists 5'30"

VIVALDI'S WINTER OF DISCONTENT, for 4 pianos (4 pianists) 6'

5 ETUDES for piano solo

RAPSODIA NUSANTARA no. 1 - 7 (number still growing), virtuosic works for piano
solo
(Rhapsodies based on Indonesian folksongs. Each rhapsody is based on folksongs of
1 province)

JUST A MINUTE ! , 13 pieces for left hand alone

37 easy to moderately difficult pieces in "Alicia's First Piano Book"

32 easy to difficult pieces in "Alicia's Second Piano Book"

Vocal works (accompanied by piano otherwise indicated)

SENYAP DALAM DERAI , 6 songs for soprano

GEMURUHNYA MALAM, 4 songs for baritone

CANDA EMPAT PENJURU, 4 short songs (Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer) for
baritone

A UNTUK AKIS, ALAM DAN ANGKASA, 5 songs for baritone

ILHAM DI PENJARA, 3 songs for high voice

NYANYIAN MALAM, 12 songs for medium voice

LOVE AND VARIATIONS, 8 songs for soprano & baritone duet (in English, Spanish &
Indonesian)

SAJAK 3 BAGIAN, for tenor and guitar

FIVE FRIENDS, 5 songs for medium voice & piano (in English & Indonesian)

3 duets (soprano & baritone) from Cantata no. 1 "Ars Amatoria"

Solo instruments

SATRIA SENDIRI, for bassoon solo (from the opera "Satria") 3'

YOU HAD ME AT HELLO, 3 pieces for flute solo (choreographic intermezzi from the
cantata "Ars Amatoria") 8'

2 short pieces for piccolo solo

THE 5 LOVERS OF DRUPADI, for guitar solo 5'30"

3 STAR SIGNS, for oboe solo (one of them is for circular breathing). each 1 - 2 mins.

THE BIRTH OF DRUPADI , for marimba solo 4 '

3'

ANANDA SUKARLAN
The 5 lovers of Drupadi

Premiere: March 10, 2010. Teatro Juan Bravo. Segovia (Spain).

a Miguel Trapaga, con amistad e admiracion

Scordatura :
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The 5 lovers of Drupadi

Ananda Sukarlan

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