The European Music Festival 2011 in Vietnam opened in Ho Chi MinhCity on Nov. 17 with a special performance by world-class “Ma’ a lot’Quintet” chamber music ensemble from Germany.
The festivalfeatures classical, jazz, pop and world music performances by 20 topmusicians from Germany, the Netherlands, France, Wallonia-Brussels(Belgium), the UK and Slovakia.
Jazz artist HarmenFraanje ( Netherlands ), pop singer Milena Minichova ( Slovakia ) andwell known bands such as Swing Quartet (France) and Zun Zun Egui (UK)will also play at the festival.
One of the highlightsof the festival is the combination of Vietnamese and European musicfeaturing two Vietnamese folk instruments, T’rung and Tam thap luc (azither with thirty-six strings).
The European Music Festival2011, an annual cultural exchange, held by European Union (EU)delegation in Vietnam , has received warm response from Vietnameseaudiences every year. Last year’s event saw audiences of over 7,000nationwide.
This year’s festival will run until Nov. 28 at the Ho Chi Minh City Music Conservatory and the Youth Theater in Hanoi. /.
The festivalfeatures classical, jazz, pop and world music performances by 20 topmusicians from Germany, the Netherlands, France, Wallonia-Brussels(Belgium), the UK and Slovakia.
Jazz artist HarmenFraanje ( Netherlands ), pop singer Milena Minichova ( Slovakia ) andwell known bands such as Swing Quartet (France) and Zun Zun Egui (UK)will also play at the festival.
One of the highlightsof the festival is the combination of Vietnamese and European musicfeaturing two Vietnamese folk instruments, T’rung and Tam thap luc (azither with thirty-six strings).
The European Music Festival2011, an annual cultural exchange, held by European Union (EU)delegation in Vietnam , has received warm response from Vietnameseaudiences every year. Last year’s event saw audiences of over 7,000nationwide.
This year’s festival will run until Nov. 28 at the Ho Chi Minh City Music Conservatory and the Youth Theater in Hanoi. /.
