Yusuf Prabananta

Yusuf Prabananta Fini Malau, usually called Nanta, started as a violin teacher in 2015. He started his teaching journey from his former music school, where he first learned the violin. He teaches various students from different backgrounds and nationalities, such as Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Dutch. He gives lessons for all ages and levels. He also volunteered as a music teacher in Sanggar Anak Akar's theater project, a Foundation that provides education to street children through music and theater.

Nanta's musical journey started 2003 in a small music school, Serenade Music Course, in his hometown, Depok City. Since then, he began to broaden his musical life through private lessons, master classes, orchestras, summer courses, and violin teaching. He participated in Chloé Trevor Music Academy in Texas, USA, where he had lessons with Rachel Kitagawa Shapiro. He also participated in masterclasses by Jun Hong Loh, Kim Chee-Yun, Gia Jashvili, Aeolus Quartet, and Paula Pérez Romero. He is a Master of Music Education graduate from Koninklijk Conservatorium (Royal Conservatoire) The Hague, where he studied violin with Ilona Sie Dhian Ho.

Nanta joined orchestras, such as Concordia Community Orchestra and Jakarta Conservatory Chamber Orchestra. He was a guest member of Orquesta de Cámara de Siero (OCAS) for Vínculos Indonesia 2017 and Ricciotti Ensemble's Futuratour, advocating social and cultural integrations through music and inclusion. He was a guest member of the Gunma Junior Orchestra for the Japan Junior Orchestra Festival 2015.

Nanta's bachelor's degree in psychology also supports his teaching, especially when encountering students' learning difficulties and supporting their learning processes, which he believes in more than the goals. Through teaching experiences, he found that focusing on the process and reflecting on and evaluating the lessons are crucial. An objective is to guide teachers and students to perceive where they are heading.