Emir Cello (Alfian Emir Adytia) is a cellist, performer and composer active across Europe and Asia. His genre-defying work—blending classical, rock, metal, and Indonesian folk—challenges imperial cultural narratives and forges deep cross-disciplinary connections, most recently through his album Decolmuseum (2025) and his extended cello set in A Story of Displacement by Panama Pictures (2025-2026). Dubbed the “Jimi Hendrix of the cello” and a leading voice of the “New Indonesian Wave,” Emir creates high-energy, immersive performances that move between bodily ecstasy and spiritual transcendence. Rooted in Javanese and Minangkabau traditions and shaped by his classical music disciplines in Europe, his music bridges East and West while breaking their boundaries.
Since 2019, Emir has been playing a cello made by Angelo Radrizzani (1870 – 1955), owned and loaned by Luc Bool.