Autumn Melodies Arts Festival in Ho Chi Minh city

Friday, 25/08/2017 19:06
The 11th Autumn Melodies Art Festival is taking place in Ho Chi Minh city from August 19th – 27th.


More than 200 Vietnamese and international artists will take part in 12 performances at the city’s Opera House.

The Autumn Melodies Arts Festival was first organised in August 2005, aiming to promote young Vietnamese talents who study abroad and make outstanding achievements in arts.

Musicians from the International Chamber Players and Vietnam National Academy of Music will present three concerts from August 23rd-25th at the event.

The first, titled “A Night with French Chamber Music” will feature compositions for piano and violin by Faubre, Debussy and Chausson.

In the second concert “The Eight Seasons” with Vivaldi and Piazzolla on August 24th, the artists will play with violinists Bui Cong Duy, Tran Huu Quoc and Vu Viet Chuong and American violinist Gregory Lee.

The last concert, “European Journey: Countries and People”, will include works by Wagner, Dvorak, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Glinka and Hummel.

On August 26th, HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will host a performance of contemporary Vietnamese music by Nguyen Manh Duy Linh and Vu Viet Anh, and a ballet Gone through Love choreographed by Nguyen Phuc Hai and Nguyen Phuc Hung.

The festival will close with a special concert featuring violinist Hoang Tuan Cuong, German cellist Ulrich Horn and HBSO Symphony Orchestra. They will perform works by Brahms, Smetana and Tchaikovsky./.

 

 

 

 

 

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