Dinara Klinton starts the show by playing Franz Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 on the piano. How did the kids in the audience at Kala Mandir recognise the piece? The music of one of the Tom and Jerry episodes! This is how Cinema in Concert, presented by Showhouse in association with t2, took off on the evening of August 5. 

Klinton, a pianist based in London, was in the city to play alongside The Magic Piano. She slowly warmed up the audience by playing musical pieces alongside other short movies, before ending with The Magic Piano. 

Organiser speak

Neha Bhatnagar (left) and Richa Chadha of Fun Pickle were the women behind the event. “This was the first time something like this has happened in our city with Dinara Klinton. It was a very unique concept and the response was really good. The performance and animation of the movie was top-notch. It was a walk down memory lane for the adults and a new experience for the kiddies,” Neha told t2.

Rupali Guhathakurta (centre) was spending some ‘she’ time with aunt Sitha Talukdar and daughter Prisha Raskar. “I was concerned about my daughter not understanding but she was hooked. The Magic Piano was really good and enlightening. I would love to expose my daughter to such events,” said Rupali, a finance executive.

Md. Farhan Naushad (far left) was on an evening out with colleagues. “It was a great show and I really liked how the pianist played her music. It was a good way for us to unwind after a long day’s work,” said the accounts assistant at The Oberoi Grand.

Anu Chanda and her husband Anir got their son Agastya to the show as he is also learning to play the piano. “I thought it would be a good idea to bring my son for the experience. He was deeply engrossed in the movie and the music. Even I enjoyed a lot,” said Anu, an entrepreneur.

Text: Urvashi Bhattacharya
Pictures: Pabitra Das