A performance at the opening event of the Vietnam Connection Music Festival on August 12 (Photo: sggp.org.vn) HCMCity (VNA) – Around 20 prominent international artists will performat three special concerts at the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra andOpera (HBSO) on August 18 and 19.
The concerts are among a series of activities held within the framework of theVietnam Connection Music Festival in the city.
The concert on August 18 night entitled “Stephanie Chase and Friends” will seeperformance of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in DMinor staged by US artist Stephanie Chase, one of the most renowned violists inthe world, and Vietnamese renowned violist Bui Cong Duy.
In addition, Vivaldi’s Concerto for Four Violins in B Minor will be deliveredby Stephanie Chase, Zhan Shu, Hoang Linh Chi and Chuong Vu.
Meanwhile, the Quatour Arod, a young string quartet from France, will playHaydn’s Quarter Number 3 “The Rider”, Benjamin Attahir “Al’Asr”, and Schumann’sString Quartet No.1 in the afternoon of August 19.
Finally, a gala concert on August 19 night will be dedicated to concertos formultiple instruments, which will see the presence of Stephanie Chase, Bui CongDuy, and Canadian violist Christina Bouey.
Vietnam Connection Music Festival was co-founded in 2015 by Chuong Vu, one ofoutstanding Vietnamese-American musicians, and Bui Cong Duy, an internationallyacclaimed Vietnamese concert violinist. The festival brings distinguishedinternational artists as well as accomplished Vietnamese musicians who liveabroad to collaborate with excellent Vietnamese artists in the performance andteaching of classical music.
Through cultural exchange activities, the festival aims to bring classicalmusic closer to the public.
In the 2018 season, the festival will present a total 11 concerts in Hanoi, DaNang and Ho Chi Minh City.-VNA
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