Alfian Emir Adytia

Emir Cello (Alfian Emir Adytia) is an Indonesian progressive cellist, composer, and performer based in the Netherlands. Blending classical, rock, metal, and Indonesian folk, his high-voltage live sets have earned him the title of "vanguard of a New Indonesian Wave" by Dutch media. His 2025 album Decolmuseum pushes boundaries both sonically and socially, challenging imperial narratives while weaving deep cultural dialogues across continents. Raised in Indonesia and Malaysia, Emir's musical journey began at age 9 with studies in harmony, counterpoint, and orchestration. At 13, he found the cello and never let go. Trained at the Indonesian Institute of the Arts and the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, Emir’s work is rooted in Javanese and Minangkabau traditions while fiercely global in scope.

With 12 releases [EP & album], international tours, and bold performances from the Cello Biennale Amsterdam to colonial venues reclaimed through sound, Emir crafts immersive, often spiritual experiences that blur the line between ritual and concert. His accolades include wins at the Bartók World Composition Competition and Calefax Composers Competition, and a feature on Spitfire Audio’s LABS Community Playlist. He is actively performing and composing for films, dance, opera, theater and circus such as World Opera Lab, Panama Pictures, Dutch National Opera, Manual For The Displaced and Tussen Wal En Schip.

This is music as resistance. Music as ritual. Music that moves.