About IMS
“The essence in learning an instrument
lies with discipline, understanding of the music,
and the development of personal touch. “
-Dr. Christine Utomo
Executive Team
Lindawaty Angkasa
Founder and CEO
Dr. Christine Utomo
Music Director
Why Study Music
"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent." ~Victor Hugo.
"Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!" J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1997
World-renowned musicology Howard Garnder, stated the theory that people “have not just one intelligence but rather multiple intelligences. These intelligences are identified as linguistic, musical, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily kinesthetic, and personal.” This statement undelies the importance of early music education in life!
About Us
Founded since 1983 by Lindawaty Angkasa, Hons. and now going on her 29th year, Irama Music Studio is one of the selected best music schools in Medan that adopts the curriculum and qualification exams from the UK’s London College of Music (LCM) and Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM).
IMS strives to provide the best music education to all music lovers, from children to adults, with teaching strategy that is focused on creativity and active participation in live performances, such as concerts, masterclasses, competitions, music festival, etc.
IMS maintains high standard commitment in creating a positive, supportive, and interactive learning environment. The facilities of IMS include teaching studios for piano, violin, guitar, drum, bass, vocal, fine arts; dance studios for ballet and yoga; and an IMS Auditorium with 400 people capacity.
IMS students and faculty members perform actively in concerts, lecture recitals, and outreach music program series.
Lindawaty Angkasa, Hons.
Dr. Christine Utomo
As the music director of IMS since 2007, Dr. Christine Utomo has exerted dominant influence on inspiring and directing students to understand and love music. She believes that the key to succeed in performing music lies first with the discipline and knowledge of the music, and then the personal interpretation of the music as the performer. The goal is to create a stunning, full-of-spontaneous-moment performance that touch deep into the soul of the performer and the audience.
Her music program stresses the importance of frequent performances in concerts, masterclasses, music festivals, competitions, etc. Some of the ongoing concert series in IMS are Sunday Music series, Home Concert Series, Holiday Music Festivals, Faculty Concert Series, Bach Music Festival, among others.
Dr. Christine Utomo is the alumni of the University of Southern California, where she earned her Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, and Doctoral of Musical Arts in piano performance. She has studied extensively with Norman Krieger. She has also trained with Jacques Rouvier, Arie Vardi, Anton Nel, Ted Joselson, and Mykola Suk.
She has concertized as solo pianist and chamber musicians at Balai Sarbini Hall (Jakarta), USC Alfred Newman Hall (Los Angeles), Shandelee Music Festival Sunset Concert Pavilion (New York), among others. She has also been featured at the Holland International Music Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Wintergreen Music Festival, and Shandelee Music Festival. She is also the recipient of numerous honorary awards, including the Museum Umum Rekor Indonesia award (Indonesia); Joseph D. Feuerstein Memorial Scholarship Award (USA); Dean Scholarship, Outstanding Academic Award, and the Graduate Fellowship Award (University of Southern California, USA); Diploma of Licentiateship Award (London College of Music, U.K.), and the prize winner awards of the MTNA Piano Competitions and MTAC Piano Concerto (USA).
Her current concert highlights will feature a concert tour on the Sumatra Island, Indonesia, and performances with the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra in Europe.