Vietnamese, Japanese artists join Toyota Concert 2019

Renowned Vietnamese and Japanese musicians will take stage at the Toyota Concert 2019, which is scheduled to run in Hanoi, northern Hai Phong city, and Ho Chi Minh City in three nights this August.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Renowned Vietnamese and Japanese musicians will take stage atthe Toyota Concert 2019, which is scheduled to run in Hanoi, northern Hai Phongcity, and Ho Chi Minh City in three nights this August.

Theartists include Soprano Pham Khanh Ngoc, violinist Do Phuong Nhi, tenor FuedaHiroaki and conductor Honna Tetsuji.

Theywill treat the audiences to classical pieces of Mozart, Gioacchino Rossini,G.Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, and Pietro Mascagni.

Theannual event, jointly organised by Toyota Motor Vietnam and the VietnamNational Symphony Orchestra (VNSO), aims to help Vietnamese audiences getcloser to classical music.

Thisyear, it will run Hanoi on August 9, Hai Phong the next day, and Ho Chi MinhCity on August 13.

Ticketswill be available on July 22. All proceeds from the event will be donated tothe Toyota Vietnam Foundation to fund scholarships for talented young musiciansacross Vietnam.-VNA
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