Satriya and Felix were housemates during their studies in the Netherlands, during that period they formed the Samsakta Duo. As a duo they won the 3rd prize, the public prize, and the Student Jury Prize at the International Student Song Duo Competition 2017.
Satriya Krisna studied at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Henny Yana
Diemer and Jan-Paul Grijpink. He performed with the Gelders Orkest and the Philips
Symphony Orchestra at the Grachtenfestival 2013, and in the Concertgebouw
Amsterdam. Satriya received a scholarship to participate in the Verbier Festival
Academy 2017, where he played various opera roles, in addition to a song program. In
2017 he came to the semi-final of the International Vocal Competition
Den Bosch and he won the Judges Discretionary Prize of the Fulham Opera’s Robert
Presley Memorial Prize and an award from the Opera Awards Foundation. Satriya
has given concerts with various Bach cantatas, Mozart's Requiem and the Stabat
Mater from Dvorak. He works at Young opera Talent of the National Opera where he has played
various roles.
Felix Justin studied piano at the Yamaha Music School in Indonesia and continued
his studies at the Utrecht Conservatory with Henry Kelder. For both his
bachelor's degree and his master's degree he graduated cum laude. In 2015, Felix won the first
prize of the VriendenCultuurPrijs in Tilburg. He has also received a scholarship from
ErasmusPlus for a year of study abroad, leaving him from 2015 to 2016
at the Royal College of Music, London, and Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der
Stadt Vienna could study. Felix played in front of Queen Máxima and the Belgian
Queen Mathilde during their joint visit to Utrecht. He played as a soloist
in various concert halls at home and abroad, such as TivoliVredenburg
Utrecht, Stadschouwburg Tilburg, Walter Maashuis Bilthoven, Gedung Kesenian
Jakarta, and Kolarac Hall in Belgrade (Serbia). Felix has delved into it
accompaniment of songs and opera, and received master classes from Rudolf Jansen,
Hans Eijsackers, and Maurice Lammerts van Bueren.