37th young artist awards

Japanese guitarist Kozo Tate and two Vietnamese artists Le Hoang Minh and Phan Xuan Tri will perform at the Da Nang Guitar Concert 2019 – Three centuries of Guitar Masterpiece – at the Nguyen Hien Dinh Theatre on Friday. Japanese guitar artist Kozo Tate. He will perform with two Vietnamese artists Le Hoang Minh and Phan Xuan Tri in Da Nang Guitar Concert 2019 at the city'sNguyen Hien Dinh Theatre on Friday. Photos courtesy Culture and Cinema Centre. The city’s culture and cinema centre said the three guitarists will show off solo and trio performance at the one-night event from 8pm to 9.30pm. Kozo, who started his international guitar course in 1976, will play Sonatina by Federico Moreno Torroba, and Baden Jazz Suite in his solo, while Tri will display Fantasia, Prelude Op BWV 998 of J.S. Bach; Lob Der Thranen of Franz Schubert (arr: J.K. Mertz). The Japanese artist was awarded the first prize at the 18th International Guitar Competition organised by the … [Read more...] about Guitar Concert planned in Da Nang

The paintings on display at the Exhibition Hall in the Fine Art University (Photo: Khanh Chi) “I’m really impressed by the exhibit. The paintings are so beautiful. The exhibit shows the experience and personality of both artists. I like many paintings here, so it’s hard to pick a favorite. But I especially like the painting of the hometown of Anh that her husband painted. I think it has a special story,” said Pam DeVolder from the US.  “The exhibit shows the two artists’ love for Vietnam, their homeland, even though they’re currently living far away. The painting that I like the most is the one named “Chuc Son afternoon”, which features a peaceful village in Vietnam. The other paintings are beautiful scenes from Washington DC, where they are living now. There are also a lot of really beautiful still-life paintings depicting lemons and cherries, for example. The colors are bright and full of life,” said Le Kim Dung … [Read more...] about “Love will keep us alive” exhibit

HCM CITY — A contemporary dance featuring special observations and feelings about space, people and the rhythm of life will be held in the Central Highland province of Đắk Lắk at 7.30pm on December 20 and at the Military Theatre, HCM City on the following day. Ross McCormack and Emily Adams on the stage. Photo nzherald.co.nz New Zealand choreographer Ross McCormack has created the event titled Đa Thức (Method) based on moving methods and personal rhythms of dancers, who found a way to move together by using a wooden bar of 5m long. The dancers continuously control the bar, either pulling or pushing. They use the bar as a common way to communicate and the dancers themselves appear in the dance as space movers. Composer Jason Wright recorded folk melodies in Đắk Lắk to use as the background music for the dance. The dance features artists Lâm Tố Như, the runner up of So You … [Read more...] about New Zealand choreographer stages dance on Central Highlands

Music Youth orchestra celebrates one-year anniversary with operatic concert By Minh Tuan Tuesday,  Dec 10, 2019,15:23 (GMT+7) Youth orchestra celebrates one-year anniversary with operatic concert By Minh Tuan The Saigon Philharmonic Youth Orchestra performs in a concert - PHOTO: COURTESY OF ORGANIZER HCMC - The Saigon Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (SPYO) will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a concert of operatic arias and piano solo featuring internationally acclaimed artists. Taking place at the HCMC Opera House on December 19, “A Night at the Opera” is the last concert of the orchestra in the country this year, before embarking on their tour across seven cities in Germany. This is also an important event for the orchestra to connect donors, respected organizations and business leaders in HCMC to witness and contribute to the arts development of the country. By purchasing tickets to the concert, the … [Read more...] about Youth orchestra celebrates one-year anniversary with operatic concert

American conductor Christopher Zimmerman, music director of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in the US, will lead a Scheherazade Concert at the HCM City Opera House on October 19. — Photo courtesy of HBSOViet Nam News HCM CITY — American conductor Christopher Zimmerman, music director of Fairfax Symphony Orchestra in the US, will lead a Scheherazade concert at the HCM City Opera House on October 19. The concert will feature Scheherazade, op 35, a symphonic suite composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. The four-movement work was inspired by One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of Middle Eastern and Indian tales told by the sultan Scheherazade. Scheherazade was first performed in Saint Petersburg in November 1988. It is considered Rimsky-Korsakov’s most popular work. In 1910, the Ballets Russes premiered a ballet adaptation of Scheherazade at the Opéra Garnier in Paris in 1910. The Russian choreographer Michel Fokine was the choreographer, and the libretto … [Read more...] about American conductor leads “Scheherazade Concert” at Opera House