Tuesday, 02/08/2022 15:28 (GMT+7)
Works by a number of well-known French composers will be performed at the Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City on August 14.
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| Vietnamese conductor Le Phi Phi (Source: dantri.com.vn) |
The classical music concert entitled “Carnival of the Animals” will be presented by the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) . It will be led by Vietnamese conductor Le Phi Phi who is returning to Vietnam for the first time since the outset of COVID-19.
Born in Hanoi, Phi graduated from the Vietnam National Academy of Music and the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory with degrees in piano and orchestra conducting. After his graduation, Phi became the assistant-conductor and the permanent conductor of Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra in 2000.
He has taken tour concerts around the world to Russia, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, Germany, France, Italy, and many others. He often comes back to Vietnam to conduct.
The event will also feature two solo pianists Nguyen Thuy Yen and Pham Nguyen Anh Vu./.
Compiled by BTA