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Lavinia goes India!
Harpist Lavinia Meijer has, through her encounter with tabla player Heiko Dijker discovers a new musical world: that of the traditional Indian music, the Ragas. In the Netherlands there are few musicians who specialized in this classical music from India. Heiko Dijker is one of them. His play is characterized by enthusiasm and great knowledge of the Indian rhythms. In India, he was read by a distinguished newspaper praised as "a global ambassador for classical Indian music". Bovendien heiko Dijker is a virtuoso on the tabla, the most refined percussion instrument from the rich Indian culture. Enjoy Heiko and Lavinia: an evening of improvised music from India. But Lavinia and Heiko also makes connections to Western classical music, with including music by the English baroque composer Henry Purcell. No strange choice, because in some of his pieces, Purcell also allowed himself charm music from exotic regions
Lavinia Meijer on the Indian raga:
"The raga is the classical music of India. It has many layers and is extremely complex, almost mathematical. The music contains all kinds of sequences and patterns, which can go on endlessly. They are calculated beforehand so that they coincide exactly. The music is very improvisational at the same time."
(Read the interview with Lavinia Meijer.)
Lavinia Meijer and Heiko Dijker
Harp and tabla form a unique and rarely heard combination. At the same time is her collaboration with Heiko a logical consequence of her earlier projects with Philip Glass. Lavinia says: "When I went to deepen my knowledge in the music of Philip Glass, I discovered that he was in his quest to develop his own style has allowed influenced by the Indian Ragas. His minimal music style is arose largely from the approaches of the Ragas. That was it beginning my curiosity about this music. Because Heiko with whole a lot of patience, passion and dedication made me further acquainted with these fascinating and versatile music, a world opened up for me."
Heiko Dijker
Soundbite: Heiko Dijker talks about Lavinia Meijer: "Lavinia is moving with her lyrical and virtuoso interpretations of the classic Indian Ragas. Last December we visited a number of top musicians in India and were inspired by mystical temples, colourful chaos and the beauty of India"
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