ISLAMABAD: Luc Ket won over the audience with her talented vocals at a classical music concert hosted by the German ambassador, Ina Lepal, on Tuesday night.

A guest at the event, Nabeela Ahmad, said Ket had cast a spell on the audience. `Luc Ket is an artist whose voice has all the elements of a successful soprano. Her voice is so pure that we did not need to know the meanings of the words to know how she felt when she was singing.

She sang songs composed by some of the greatest classical 19th century Western composers like Mozart, Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss and Gabriel Faure.

Singing in German, French, English and Norwegian, Luc Ket sang the tale of how a flower wished it was pretty so a beautiful shepherd girl would spot and pluck it. She also sang the tales of different Spanish characters and then about a Veilchen flower that symbolises humbleness.

The artist left the audience spellbound when she sang `Apres un reve` by Gabriel Faure and `Morgen` by Richard Strauss, describ-ing how the sun will shine again on two lovers.

Another guest, Marco Obermueller, said: `Her performance was like a tour of Europe.

Luc Ket is a soprano who started hercareeratthe age of seven at the Netherlands Opera House and is a celebrated classical singer with frequent tours to Europe, the US and Australia.

Ket was accompanied by the Japanese-born concert pianist Yukiko TidtenYoshikawa who is the recipient of numerous musical prizes. She has worked as a successful pianist and piano teacher in several European and Asian countries.

Yukiko has been living in Islamabad for the past two years and has performed on several occasions.

She played the piano with drama and lay bare the rich colours and structural clarity of her music. She displayed her incredible ability to build tension, her energy very palpable and very much in control.

Speaking about her performance a member of the audience, Mike Bratzke, said: `It was a unique performance. It pushed me into a different realm of love and romance.