Pianist to perform to celebrate Beethoven’s birthday

Pianist Nguyen Duc Anh, who earned a master’s degree at Freiburg Conservatory of Music in Germany, will perform in a concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birthday at the HCM City Opera House on November 28.
Pianist to perform to celebrate Beethoven’s birthday ảnh 1Pianist Nguyen Duc Anh will perform in a concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birthday at the HCM City Opera House on November 28. (Photo: courtesy of HBSO)

HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - Pianist Nguyen Duc Anh, who earned amaster’s degree at Freiburg Conservatory of Music in Germany, will perform in aconcert celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birthday at theHCM City Opera House on November 28.

Anh will give a solo performance of Beethoven’s PianoConcerto No 5, in E-flat Major, op. 73,  known as the Emperor Concerto.

The three-movement work, written between 1809 and 1811, was the composer’s lastcompleted piano concerto.

The composition was first performed at the Palace of Prince Joseph Lobkowitz inVienna in 1811.

Pianist Anh, 29, was born into a musical family in Hanoi. He startedstudying piano at the Vietnam National Academy of Music when he was sevenyears old.

He has won top prizes at international competitions, such as the 2ndInternational Piano Competition in Hanoi in 2012, and the Alkan-ZimmermanInternational Piano Competition in Athens in 2014.

In 2015, he received a scholarship from the German government. He earned abachelor’s and master’s degree with distinction for piano performance atFreiburg Conservatory of Music in 2015-2017.

Anh has been a guest artist at international music festivals such as the AutumnInternational Festival in HCM City, the Gina Bachauer Music Festival in Corfu,Greece, and the Long Lake Festival in Lugano, Switzerland.

He has been invited to perform with the Vietnam National SymphonyOrchestra, Hanoi Chamber Orchestra, and Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra.

In 2017, Anh and pianists Duong Vu Minh, Luu Duc Anh và Nguyen Phu Son, whohave studied piano for years in Europe, established the Maestoso group tocontribute to the development of classical music in Vietnam.

In 2020, Anh returned to Vietnam after achieving success abroad.

He now works as Head of the Piano Department at the city-based Soul Music andPerforming Arts Academy.

After the intermission, the concert will continue with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, op 55,also known as the Eroica (heroic)Symphony.

The four-movement symphony, written between 1803 and 1804, was one of thecomposer’s most celebrated works. It was first performed in 1805 in Vienna.

The performance will feature the orchestra of the HCM City Balley SymphonyOrchestra and Opera (HBSO).

Tran Nhat Minh, a graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, will wieldthe baton.

The concert will begin at 8pm at 7 Lam Son Square in District 1. Tickets areavailable at the venue and at www.ticketbox.vn./.
VNA

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