US, Vietnam pianists to perform

American pianist Ory Shihor will perform with Vietnamese pianist Nguyen Bich Tra at the Soul Music and Performing Arts Academy in HCM City on September 22.
US, Vietnam pianists to perform ảnh 1American pianist Ory Shihor perform with Vietnamese-English pianist Bich Tra in HCM City on September 22 (Photo courtesy of the organiser)

Hanoi (VNA) -American pianist Ory Shihor will perform with Vietnamese pianist Nguyen Bich Traat the Soul Music and Performing Arts Academy in HCM City on September 22.

Bich Tra, who is based in London, received a master’s degree from the Collegeof Music and Media in London, after completing an advanced course at the RoyalAcadmey of Music and graduating from the Tchaikovsky Moscow Conservatory in1997.

The two pianists will talk about their experience in becoming professionalmusicians during the event, which is part of the Soul Connects project foraspiring musicians.

Shihor received a scholarship from the America-Israel Cultural Foundation whenhe was 12. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard Schoolin New York, where he won the Gina Bachauer International Young Artists PianoCompetition.

He is also the founder of the Colburn Music Academy in California, and teachespiano at his school and Colburn Conservatory.

The event will begin at 7pm at Soul Convention Complex, 214-216 Pasteur Street,in District 3. Tickets are 200,000 VND and can be booked at bit.ly/soulconnects3.-VNA

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