Sukamto Sia is proud to announce his upcoming concert with the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony. Sukamto Sia plays the violin and occasionally the viola with this well known group. The upcoming spring concert will feature the Spring movement of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Mozart’s Symphony in C Major, also known as Jupiter, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony Number 4. Sukamto Sia will be featured as first violin for Bach’s Violin Concerto in E Major.

Sukamto Sia has been playing the violin since he was a child, encouraged by his parents, whereas he is self-taught on the viola. “The violin is a beautiful instrument,” Sukamto Sia remarked, “but I do very much like the deeper sounds of the viola. I really just picked up the viola because it’s a good skill to have. Very few people primarily train on violas, though many violinists can play them.” Of the upcoming concert, Sukamto Sia said, “I am very excited to perform these pieces. My wife and children will be in attendance and I look forward to them hearing the full orchestra, rather than just myself practicing the violin at home. I’m sure they’ve heard enough of my little rehearsals.”

Sukamto Sia has been playing with the Park Avenue Chamber Symphony for several years now. When he first moved to New York in 1995, Sukamto Sia felt something was missing – he didn’t have much time to perform or practice while completing his Master of Architecture degree at Cooper Union. As soon as he graduated however, he joined a small community orchestra. About five years ago he came to the Park Avenue Chamber
Symphony, a well regarded group in the city that performs at highly respected venues such as Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall.

“We’ve all been working very hard in preparation for this concert,” said Sukamto Sia. “From the sounds of the rehearsals, it really is a performance not to miss. We’ve really come together on these pieces and our conductor is just brilliant. He has conducted some of the country’s best orchestras in the past.” The spring concert is one of the symphony’s bigger events and will take place at Carnegie Hall.