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Guitarist Dang Ngoc Long presents new album

Vietnamese guitarist Dang Ngoc Long, who is rector of Gesundbrunnen music school in Berlin, performed his music works in his newly published album at the Glaskasten Ballsaal hall on Oct. 18.
Vietnamese guitarist Dang Ngoc Long,who is rector of Gesundbrunnen music school in Berlin, performed hismusic works in his newly published album at the Glaskasten Ballsaalhall on Oct. 18.

The performance attracted nearly 200 guitar lovers, Long’s colleagues and friends.

The “Long plays Long” is Dang Ngoc Long’s second album, including his newest creation. His first album published in 1998.

Gesundbrunnen music school includes faculties of violin, organ, piano,accordion and guitar. The guitar faculty alone has attracted about 200students from Germany and other countries.

Long also joins teaching at Marzahn music school in Berlin andKyrgyzstan ’s International University where he has been promotedHonourary Professor./.
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