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Concert for tsunami relief
Otto Bentinck
OTTO BENTINCK, oboe instrument player from Holland, will perform with a Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra and The Frank Anthony Public School Brass Ensemble in a tsunami fund raising western classical concert, Harbour Waves, at the Princess Food Court, Palace Grounds, Bangalore, on Saturday at 7.30 p.m.
The oboe, one of the finest wind instruments among others as the flute, clarinet, and bassoon, originated in Iran. Originally in wood, it was transformed into a mix of metal (silver) and wood when imported into Europe, where it is currently popular.
"It is really a singing, lyrical instrument. And it is melodious. I play the oboe solo and sometimes accompanied with the piano and the flute," says Mr. Bentinck, pointing out that oboe music, originally folk, ceremony and street-based music, was incorporated into the Western classical genre beginning from the Baroque times. He describes Bach as the most generous composer for the Oboe, composing pieces in instrumental, religious, and Christian music.
Mr. Bentinck, who was inspired by Japp Stdinn, one of the first to play the oboe in Holland, began playing the oboe at 40 years of age. After his training at the Dutch Oboe School, he taught at The Hague Music School and eventually became its Director. He now freelances for different orchestras and has 20 students learning to play the instrument from him. Oboe is popular in Holland because wind instruments, he says, are traditionally popular there.
Mr. Bentinck, apart from playing Bach compositions, plays Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Handel, Marcello, Vivaldi, and Albinoni.
Mr. Bentinck is visiting India a second time. He was here last February with the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce. He will be performing in Mumbai after the performance here. He will impart basic lessons in oboe to students in his three-week stay here. Mr. Bentinck with the Chamber Orchestra will perform compositions from Marcello, Mozart, particularly pieces from Mozart's Magic Flute, and a couple of other western classical masters. He will also perform at the St. Marks Cathedral on M.G. Road at 6.15 p.m. on Saturday.
Admission to the concerts is free. A voluntary donation to help people in distress following the tsunami quake can be made at the programmes. For details, call the William Joseph International Academy of Performing Arts on 98450-28757.
By Prashanth G.N.
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