05 The Djakarta Amateur Orchestra |
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Introduction |
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This story demonstrates how quickly a triumph can be turned into a nightmare just due to a coup d’état. | |||
The Djakarta Amateur Orchestra (DAO) | |||
The photo shows the Djakarta Amateur Orchestra on 15 October 1964. My father and I, seated in the second row in the middle, play the cello in the orchestra. Standing in front from left to the right are the solo violinist Lie Eng Liong (Adidharma), Irawati Soediarso a pianist and Oey Tjong Lee (Rudy Laban) a pianist. With thanks to Irmajanti Muliadi a cousin of Lie Eng Liong for the correct names. Irawati Soediarso played together with Oey Tjong Lee the concert for 2 piano’s of W.A. Mozart. The conductor was Lie Eng Liong. Lie Eng Liong played the violin in the violin concert of Max Bruch, and Oey Tjiong Lee was then the conductor. |
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At the time of the photo, the orchestra was at the height of its success. What started as a small
chamber orchestra, which fitted into the front part of our house at Djalan Teuku Umar EpilogueThis story was published on Facebook of the CIHC and some of the comments came from Irmajanti Muliada: Irmajanti Muliadi: I spotted Lie Eng Liong and Oey Tjong Lee; correct ? Irmajanti Muliadi: Lie Eng Liong was the conductor, if memories serve. Irmajanti Muliadi: front row,standing, right: Oey Tjong Lee or later known as Rudy Laban, was the pianist..cmiiw..October 16, 2012 at 11:29pm1 Irmajanti Muliadi: Lie Eng Liong, later known as Adidharma, is my father's cousin; son of Lie Soen Liang. He's over 80 now, but still teaches violin.October 16, 2012 at 11:51pm Irmajanti Muliadi: Just talked to my uncle; sadly he doesn't remember much of the DAO; but promised me to look into his files, for he kept some clippings pertaining to the orchestra. He said that the lady in the middle was Irawati Soediarso, also a pianist.October 17, 2012 at 7:06pm Lie Eng Liong 2012 , this picture was sent to me by Irmajanti Muliadi, taken at the wedding party of his granddaughter. |
In the archives we found a picture of the beginning of the orchestra, when the orchestra was still so small that practicing took place on the front porch of my grandmother's house, the widow of Tan Tjoen Lee, address Djalan Teuku Umar 13. |
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In this picture at the front row in the middle: the conductor Tordasi, left of him dr. Sie Boen Liep, the organizer from the beginning of the orchestra. On the left in this picture is my father Louis Kan. A special performance was held because of the 15th birthday of “Tjandra Naja” orphanage, the former “Sin Ming Hui" on January 31 1962: |
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List of players in 1962: |
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This leaflet is about the history of the orchestra.
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Special family tickets for above mentioned performance: | ||
This story was published in a short version on the Facebookpage of the Chinese Indonesian Heritiage Centre, October 14,2012 |
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Last Updated: April 2019 | ||