"Warm jazz guitar sounds and rousing Chinese drum rhythms, multimedia concert formats and intimate performances. In DUO PERTAR, Asian and Western culture merge with a shared passion for cross-genre music.
Chinese bass drum alternates with South American dances and tangos, spirited marimba sounds mix with warm jazz guitar sounds to create a harmonious whole and draw exotic collages from Balinese landscapes to cinematic original compositions.
Lin Chen, (Nanjing/China) came to percussion via ballet // Studied in Weimar and Hamburg with Prof. Cornelia Monske // Concert exam with distinction // Concerts as a soloist with various orchestras and chamber music ensembles... // Scholarship holder of the "Masefield Study Prize" and the Alfred Toepfer Foundation // Concert and collaboration with Tan Dun at the Lux Aeterna Festival and with Martin Grubinger at the SHMF 2015 // 2016 guest professor at TECH University Pujiang Institute Nanjing, China.
Kristian Sievers, studied in Hamburg with Prof. Klaus Hempel & Olaf van Gonnissen // Master classes with Wulfin Lieske, Frank Bungarten and David Russell // Concerts as a soloist and in various chamber music ensembles, often across genres // Collaboration with various dance couples at international tango festivals // Composer of film music // 2016 visiting professor at TECH University Pujiang Institute Nanjing, China.