Now and then, Tran Mai Anh and her adopted boy named Thien Nhan (Photo: afamily.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese and international artists willperform at a charity concert entitled Look at The World at theHanoi Opera House on October 16.
They include pianists Alessandro Marino from Italy and Nguyen Duc Anh, singerPham Thu Ha, conductor Dang Chau Anh, Sol Art Choir and South Korean professorSung Don-son.
The concert will include an auction of paintings by artist Van Duong Thanh.
All proceeds will go to the Thien Nhan and Friends Fund, which was foundedin 2011 by Tran Mai Anh to support genital reconstruction for children inVietnam.
In 2016, Anh, a mother of two, adopted a boy who had been abandoned by hisown mother and attacked by wild animals, losing his genitals and rightleg, in the central province of Quang Nam.
“I respect the fund,” said artist Thanh. “We hope that the audience willhelp handicapped children become more confident."
Thanh created the paintings Tinh Mau Tu (Mother's Love)and Hoa Mua Xuan Hanh Phuc (Happy Spring Flowers) for auctionat the concert.
Mother's Love depicts a bird under the wing of itsmother.
“I was moved by the story of Anh and her adopted child. Itwas emotional to paint the mother spreading its strong wings to protectthe baby from life. The bird is a noble symbol of Vietnamese art,symbolising nobility and altruism,” Thanh said.
ArtistThanh had paintings included in the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts collectionwhen she was 20 years old. She has created nearly 2,000 paintings and has held85 solo exhibitions.
She has won awards, including the International Excellence of Art in1995 and 1997 given by CFMI US-France.
The concert will be from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets are sold online at //forms.gle/ATZaQ47tZDf3R9CV7 from100,000 VND (4 USD) to 1,500,000 VND. For further informationcall 0796384579./.
They include pianists Alessandro Marino from Italy and Nguyen Duc Anh, singerPham Thu Ha, conductor Dang Chau Anh, Sol Art Choir and South Korean professorSung Don-son.
The concert will include an auction of paintings by artist Van Duong Thanh.
All proceeds will go to the Thien Nhan and Friends Fund, which was foundedin 2011 by Tran Mai Anh to support genital reconstruction for children inVietnam.
In 2016, Anh, a mother of two, adopted a boy who had been abandoned by hisown mother and attacked by wild animals, losing his genitals and rightleg, in the central province of Quang Nam.
“I respect the fund,” said artist Thanh. “We hope that the audience willhelp handicapped children become more confident."
Thanh created the paintings Tinh Mau Tu (Mother's Love)and Hoa Mua Xuan Hanh Phuc (Happy Spring Flowers) for auctionat the concert.
Mother's Love depicts a bird under the wing of itsmother.
“I was moved by the story of Anh and her adopted child. Itwas emotional to paint the mother spreading its strong wings to protectthe baby from life. The bird is a noble symbol of Vietnamese art,symbolising nobility and altruism,” Thanh said.
ArtistThanh had paintings included in the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts collectionwhen she was 20 years old. She has created nearly 2,000 paintings and has held85 solo exhibitions.
She has won awards, including the International Excellence of Art in1995 and 1997 given by CFMI US-France.
The concert will be from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. Tickets are sold online at //forms.gle/ATZaQ47tZDf3R9CV7 from100,000 VND (4 USD) to 1,500,000 VND. For further informationcall 0796384579./.
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