Despite the chill factor in the weather, classical music admirers joined the musical duet event which was held at the La Galerie in Alliance Française de Dhaka, Dhanmondi in the capital from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm.
The tracklist for the third edition contained a total of 12 tracks: Theme from ‘Love Story’ (Accompanied by guest pianist Zurafa Tasnim Heeya, originally composed by Francis Lai and Carl Sigman); ‘Prelude, Suite no. 1’ by J. S. Bach, ‘Ballade Pour Adeline’ by P. de Sellnville, ‘Traumerei’ by Schumann, ‘Symphony no. 40’ by W. A. Mozart, ‘The Swan’ by C. Saint-Saens, ‘Yellow’ by Coldplay/ Brooklyn Duo, ‘Sound of Silence’ by Paul Simon, ‘Perfect’ by Ed Sheeran, ‘Game of Thrones’ by Ramin Djawadi, ‘Salut d'amour’ by Edward Elgar and ‘Thais - Meditation’ by j. Massenet.
“Although the weather is very, very cold- the musical duo turned the evening mesmerizing through their excellent instrument playing,” Bushra, an enthusiast in the audience, told UNB the event.
Cellist Philip Hazra has been promoting western classical music in Bangladesh for a long time through teaching Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. As a maestro of violin and cello, he has been teaching at Alliance Française de Dhaka since 2007.
Russian pianist Yulia Evdokimova, on the other hand, has also been teaching piano in Bangladesh for the last twenty years and well-known everywhere for her magnificent piano recitation.