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“New Year Concert 2025” held in Hanoi

The “New Year Concert 2025” took place at the Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi on February 5, presenting a mix of famous Vietnamese songs and timeless foreign classical masterpieces

Singer My Linh performs at the concert. (Photo: VNA)
Singer My Linh performs at the concert. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The “New Year Concert 2025” took place at the Ho Guom Opera House in Hanoi on February 5 to celebrate the Year of the Snake.

The event was jointly organised by the Ministry of Public Security, the Ho Guom Opera House and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO).

It featured performances by People's Artist Bui Cong Duy (violin), Meritorious Artist Khanh Ngoc, and singers Pham Thu Ha, My Linh, Dao To Loan, and Truong Linh; the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra, the Police Song and Dance Theatre, the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet, all conducted by Maestro Honna Tetsuji.

The concert presented a mix of famous Vietnamese songs and timeless foreign classical masterpieces, including “Lang nghe mua xuan ve” (Listen to spring coming), Mua Xuan Dau Tien (First Spring), “Mot mua xuan nho nho” (A little spring), Wiener Blut Walzer, Voices of Spring, Caprice Viennois, and Tritsch-Tratsch Polka.

First held in 2022 by the Ministry of Public Security, the concert has become an annual cultural event of the public security force and a special New Year gift for international guests, police officiers and their families as well as audiences./.

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