Hanoi (VNA) – A special concert will be held on January 17 to celebrate the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, one of the country’s most important political events.
The information was announced by Nguyen Van Than, Chairman of the Vietnam Classical Music Association (VCMA), at a press briefing in Hanoi on January 13.
The programme, jointly organised by the VCMA and the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, will feature nearly 150 artists, performers and musicians, representing the finest of Vietnam’s and the international classical music scene.
Than said the concert is a cultural and artistic event imbued with strong political significance and profound humanistic values. He noted that the National Party Congress is not only the gathering of the nation’s intellect, mettle and aspirations for development, but also a source of inspiration for all areas of society, including culture and arts, to raise their voices in unity and confidence as the country enters a new era. In that spirit, the VCMA hopes, through the language of classical music, to convey its steadfast faith in the Party’s leadership and in the path of peaceful, humane and sustainable development chosen by the Party and the people.
According to Than, the concert is the result of the collective dedication and commitment of nearly 150 artists, performers and musicians drawn from the best of Vietnam’s and the international classical music communities. Notably, it will be the first time that two conductors of different nationalities — Japanese and French — have worked together in the same programme, alongside two of today’s leading orchestras: the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) and the Sun Symphony Orchestra (SSO).
A special highlight will be the appearance of VNSO, who recently won first prize at the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition in Poland, one of the world’s most prestigious contests. The concert will also feature Nguyen Viet Trung, a young Vietnamese piano talent who has won numerous international awards, graduated with distinction in Poland and is currently pursuing doctoral studies in the US.
According to the organisers, the concert is not merely a meeting of musical works, but a dialogue between East and West, tradition and modernity, and the individual and the community. Through the selected pieces, they seek to tell a musical story of life and of people’s aspirations in the face of the nation’s destiny. The fusion of Vietnamese and international music, and of national traditions with Western classical forms, will create a vivid and colourful picture — a fresh beginning for Vietnam’s aspiration to rise./.
