Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - Around 250 young artists from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang will be competing in the 2026 Young Artists Friendship Festival and Competition (YAFF) in Da Nang from June 26 to 28.
The third edition of the international musical event will feature competitors aged 4-5 to over 18 and will also include expats living in Da Nang.
Artistic director and international classical solo musician Hang Nguyen from the Da Nang-based Mun Art Academy said the competition will open at the Muong Thanh Luxury hotel, with a gala concert From Heritage to Harmony, a Journey across Cultures starting at 7.30pm on June 26.
The grand opening ceremony will include eight performances by artists from Vietnam, Germany and Spain, as well as a performance by the Young Artist Friendship Choir. A traditional Vietnamese instrumental band, Pha Le Xanh, will also perform beloved songs including the Love Song of the Central Highlands and The Girls Sharpening Punts.
Meritorious artist Viet Hong and Thu Dung from the Vietnam National Academy of Music and Mun Art Academy will play Prosperous and Glorious Vietnam and Trong Com (Rice Drum) in a Vietnamese zither ensemble.
International violinist Vladimir Bykov and musicians from the Belcanto Violin Academy in Singapore and the Mun Art Academy in Vietnam will play A Whole New World and Ito in a violin ensemble, while Echo music will perform Golden in a vocal ensemble.
Young pianist Hugo Sanchez Barraso from Spain will perform Monti's famous Csárdás, and singer Nguyen Van Duc René from Germany will showcase The Music of the Night from The Phantom of the Opera.
The event will take place in the hotel ballroom on Vo Nguyen Giap Street in the Son Tra Peninsula.
YAFF debuted in the central beach city in 2024./.
VNA
